Karate Belt (Dan Level)

Karate Belts (Dan level)

1st Dan Karate Black belt  shodan (初段:しょだん): first degree black belt
2nd Dan nidan (二段:にだん): second degree black belt
3rd Dan sandan (三段:さんだん): third degree black belt
4th Dan yondan (四段:よだん): fourth degree black belt
5th Dan godan (五段:ごだん): fifth degree black belt
6th Dan rokudan (六段:ろくだん): sixth degree black belt
7th Dan nanadan (七段:ななだん): seventh degree black belt (also, shichidan)
8th Dan hachidan (八段:はちだん): eighth degree black belt
9th Dan kyuudan (九段:くゅだん): ninth degree black belt
10th Dan jūdan (十段:じゅうだん): tenth degree black belt