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dan (1)

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dan1 /dan /
▸ noun any of ten degrees of advanced proficiency in judo or karate:
he was awarded his first dan.
▪ a person who has achieved a dan:
in five years' time they can become a black belt second dan.
– ORIGIN 1940s: from Japanese.