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shodan

shodan noun: the lowest black belt rank in Japanese martial arts.

Noun

shodan (countable and uncountable, plural shodans)

  1. The lowest black belt rank in Japanese martial arts.
  2. One who has attained this rank.

Forms of shodan

pluralshodans

Origin of shodan

Borrowed from Japanese 初段.

Questions about shodan

What does shodan mean?
Shodan means the lowest black belt rank in Japanese martial arts.
What part of speech is shodan?
Shodan is a noun.
What is the plural of shodan?
The plural of shodan is shodans.

Words near shodan in the dictionary

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  2. shocky
  3. shoco
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  5. shod
  6. shodan
  7. shodans
  8. shodden
  9. shoddier
  10. shoddies
  11. shoddiest

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