だん

noun

  1. Messages.gramm.godan (verb, verb conjugation). Abbreviation.
  2. fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
だん
五段 ごだん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)
grade, steps, stairs
ダン (6th, N3)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)