dan

IPA/dæn/
KK[dˈæn]IPA/dæn/

dan — 名詞

  • dansingular
  • dansplural

1. one of the numbered advanced ranks used in judo, karate, and similar martial art

1.名詞C2
釋義

段位

柔道或空手道的高階級位

one of the numbered advanced ranks used in judo, karate, and similar martial arts after the beginner grades.

例句

Daichi earned his first dan after six years of judo training.

Daichi 練了六年柔道後，拿到第一個段位。

earn + first/second/third dan

The dojo announced that Nora had passed her test for second dan.

道場宣布 Nora 已通過二段測驗。

test for + second dan

同義詞
  • rank

    broader word that can describe levels in many systems, not only martial arts

  • grade

    common in martial-arts organizations because it includes lower and higher levels

  • level

    general everyday word; less exact than the technical term 'dan'

反義詞
  • kyu

    the lower learner grade that comes before dan levels in many martial arts

文法句型

first/second/third dan

earn/reach + dan

用法筆記

Usually follows a number, as in 'first dan' or 'fifth dan'. It refers to the advanced rank itself, not to the belt as a physical object.

2. a person who already holds one of these advanced martial-arts ranks.

2.名詞C2
釋義

有段者

已取得段位的人

a person who already holds one of these advanced martial-arts ranks.

例句

A fifth dan from Osaka judged the black-belt drills today.

今天有一位來自 Osaka 的五段有段者評判黑帶訓練。

a/an + number + dan

Everyone listened when the senior dan corrected their footwork.

那位資深有段者一糾正步法，大家都安靜下來聽。

senior dan = experienced rank holder

同義詞
  • black belt

    the everyday term many learners know first, though it stresses belt level more than the exact numbered rank

  • rank holder

    plain descriptive phrase for someone who has already earned the rank

  • expert

    broader word that stresses skill, not membership in a grading system

反義詞

文法句型

a third/fifth dan

senior dan

用法筆記

Often appears with a number or adjective before it, such as 'third dan' or 'senior dan'. In context it means a person who has already reached dan level.