How do you read 初段?

初段 is read しょだん (shodan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 初段?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 初段 in romaji?

初段 is written shodan in romaji.

What kanji are in 初段?

初 (First Time, Beginning); 段 (Grade, Steps).

初段しょだん

しょだん · shodan

noun

First rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.), lowest rank, one dan

Other ways to say “lowest rank” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

初First Time, Beginning 音しょ訓はじ.め・はじ.めて JLPT N3 · 7 strokes 段Grade, Steps, Stairs 音だん・たん JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month 初歩しょほelements, rudiments 初版しょはんfirst edition 初～しょ～first ~最初さいしょbeginning, first 初級しょきゅうelementary level 段だんstep, stair, grade 段々だんだんgradually, by degrees

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What does 初段 mean?

First rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.), lowest rank, one dan.

How do you pronounce 初段?

しょだん (shodan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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