- 初段
- しょだん
lowest grade
first grade* * *しょだん【初段】the first gradeShe is a holder of the first grade [a first grade holder] in kendo. 彼女は剣道初段だ.
* * *しょだん【初段】the first dan; the lowest grade of the senior class 《in judo, etc.》.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.