Dan in Japanese
Dan in Japanese is ダン — Dan means a ranking level of black belt awarded in martial arts such as judo or karate, or a person holding that rank.
Dan in Japanese
ダン
Pronounced: dan
What does "Dan" mean?
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noun A ranking level of black belt awarded in martial arts such as judo or karate, or a person holding that rank.
"She tested for her third dan in taekwondo last spring."
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noun An old-fashioned title of respect placed before a name, roughly meaning "master" or "sir", now found mainly in historical or literary writing.
"The poem addresses its hero as "Dan Chaucer"."
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Dan in a sentence
- She tested for her third dan in taekwondo last spring.
- He's a fifth-dan black belt with over twenty years of training.
- The poem addresses its hero as "Dan Chaucer".
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What is "Dan" in Japanese?
"Dan" in Japanese is ダン. Dan means: A ranking level of black belt awarded in martial arts such as judo or karate, or a person holding that rank.
How do you pronounce ダン?
"Dan" in Japanese is ダン, pronounced "dan".
How do you use "Dan" in a sentence?
Example: "She tested for her third dan in taekwondo last spring." In Japanese, "Dan" is ダン.
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