Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The dan (dan) ranking system is a Japanese mark of level, which is used in traditional fine arts and martial arts. Originally invented in a Go school in the Edo period, this system was later applied to martial arts by Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo and later introduced to other East Asian countries. In the modern Japanese martial arts, holders of dan ranks often wear a black belt, those of higher rank also red-and-white and red belts. Dan ranks are still given in arts such as the strategy board games Go and Renju, the art of flower arrangement (ikebana), and tea ceremony. The character of Dan (dan) is used in Japanese to mean step or grade, and is commonly equated with degree. However, the origin of the Chinese character, pronounced duan in modern Pinyin, was used to mean "phase". Dan rank is often used along with the lower rank system, Kyu (Kyu) rank. There are other methods of assessing rank in Japanese martial systems, of particular note is the older, menkyo system.

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