Where does “dan” come from?

dan (Indonesian) comes from Malay dan, from Japanese 段, from Chinese 段.

dan (Indonesian): and; Rank in judo, karate and kenpo

Definitions

  1. and; Rank in judo, karate and kenpo

Ancestry of “dan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydanand; Rank in judo, karate and kenpo
2Japanese段steps (up and down); stairs
3Chinese段—

Words derived from “dan”

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