Dan

Dan (Japanese an Cheenese: 段だん) is a rank usit in Asian sports sic as Go^[1]^[2] an shogi. It ranges frae 1 dan (初段しょだん) tae 10 dan (十じゅう段だん, Judan^[3]) or 1 tae 9. Higher nummers means greater skill.

Japan

Degree	1st Dan	2nt Dan	3rd Dan	4t Dan	5t Dan	6t Dan	7t Dan	8t Dan	9t Dan	10t Dan
Pronunciation	Shodan^[4]	Nidan	Sandan	Yondan	Godan	Rokudan	Shichidan^[5]	Hachidan	Kudan	Jūdan^[3]
Kanji	初段しょだん	弐に段だん/二に段だん^[6]	参まいり段だん/三さん段だん^[7]	四よん段だん	五ご段だん	六ろく段だん	七なな段だん	八はち段だん	九きゅう段だん	十じゅう段だん^[3]

Notable fowks wi higher dan

Dan	Japanese an Cheenese	Names
9	九きゅう段だん	Rui Naiwei^[8]
8	八はち段だん	Mika Yoshida, Kazuko Konishi
7	七なな段だん	Ayumi Suzuki, Ichiyo Shimizu, Joanne Missingham
6	六ろく段だん	Kana Satomi, Hiroe Nakai, Xie Yimin

References an notes

↑ In Japan, Dan ranks are given bi Nihon Ki-in an Kansai Ki-in.
↑ senseis.xmp.net?Dan
↑ ^a ^b ^c senseis.xmp.net?Judan
↑ Shodan is "beginnin grade".
↑ Sometimes also pronouncit Nanadan.
↑ The aulder kanji for "2"--弐に--is usually usit.
↑ The aulder kanji for "3"--参さん--is usually usit.
↑ senseis.xmp.net?RuiNaiwei

[1] In Japan, Dan ranks are given bi Nihon Ki-in an Kansai Ki-in.

[2] senseis.xmp.net?Dan

[jd-3] senseis.xmp.net?Judan

[4] Shodan is "beginnin grade".

[5] Sometimes also pronouncit Nanadan.

[6] The aulder kanji for "2"--弐に--is usually usit.

[7] The aulder kanji for "3"--参さん--is usually usit.

[8] senseis.xmp.net?RuiNaiwei

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