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In Japanese martial arts, this usually represents the first-degree black belt rank.
It can also be like a linguistic stair step of "more, much more, still more, all the more". It can also be a step, rung, level, or rank.
Also sometimes used in the context of Buddhism to mean "first step" or "first stage". This might presume the first step towards enlightenment etc.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your ichi-dan search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
カ see styles |
ka カ |
(counter) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi |
ケ see styles |
ke ケ |
(counter) (1) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; (2) counter for articles; (particle) (3) indicates possessive (esp. in place names) |
ヶ see styles |
ka ヶ |
(counter) (1) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; (2) counter for articles; (particle) (3) indicates possessive (esp. in place names) |
个 see styles |
ka か |
(counter) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi |
個 个 see styles |
gè ge4 ko tsu つ ji ぢ chi ち ko こ ka か |
individual; this; that; size; classifier for people or objects in general (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (counter) (kana only) counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.); (counter) (1) counter for articles; (2) counter for military units; (3) individual; (counter) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi |
壹 see styles |
yī yi1 i ichi いち |
one (banker's anti-fraud numeral) (out-dated kanji) (num,pref) (1) one; (adj-no,suf) (2) best; (can be adjective with の) (3) first; foremost; (4) beginning; start; (5) bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.) |
箇 个 see styles |
gè ge4 ko ko つ |
variant of 個|个[ge4] (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (counter) (kana only) counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.); (counter) (1) counter for articles; (2) counter for military units; (3) individual; (counter) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi Each, every; each |
重 see styles |
zhòng zhong4 chung juu / ju じゅう |
heavy; serious; to attach importance to (1) (abbreviation) (See 重箱) jūbako; multi-tiered food box; (prefix noun) (2) heavy; (prefix noun) (3) serious; extreme; (suf,ctr) (4) (counter for layers in the ichi-ni-san counting system) (See 重・え) -fold; -ply; (personal name) Munenori Heavy, weighty, grave, serious; to lay stress upon, regard respectfully; again, double, repeated; chóng] ; zhòng for meanings related to heaviness; chóng for meanings related to piling up. |
いち see styles |
ichi いち |
(female given name) Ichi |
イチ see styles |
ichi イチ |
(female given name) Ichi |
一偈 see styles |
yī jié yi1 jie2 i chieh ichi ge |
a single verse |
一印 see styles |
yī yìn yi1 yin4 i yin ichi'in |
A seal, sign, symbol; a seal |
一尉 see styles |
ichii / ichi いちい |
captain (JSDF) |
一居 see styles |
ichii / ichi いちい |
(surname) Ichii |
一意 see styles |
yī yì yi1 yi4 i i ichii / ichi いちい |
focus; with complete devotion; stubbornly (1) one meaning; one thought; (adverb) (2) (See 一意専心) wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; devotedly; (adj-no,adj-na) (3) {comp} unique; (personal name) Hitoi |
一會 一会 see styles |
yī huì yi1 hui4 i hui ichi e |
a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] one meeting |
一業 一业 see styles |
yī yè yi1 ye4 i yeh ichi gō |
A karma; a 業困 karma-cause, causative of the next form of existence; a karma |
一異 一异 see styles |
yī yì yi1 yi4 i i ichi-i |
Unity-cum-differentiation; monism and pluralism; one and many; ekatva-anyatva, oneness and otherness; sameness and difference |
一葦 see styles |
ichii / ichi いちい |
(1) one reed; (2) small boat; (3) (obscure) one person; (given name) Ichii |
万一 see styles |
manichi(p); banichi(ok); manitsu(ok); banitsu(ok) まんいち(P); ばんいち(ok); まんいつ(ok); ばんいつ(ok) |
(1) (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); 10000 to 1; (adverb) (2) (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (given name) Man'ichi |
丹一 see styles |
tanichi たんいち |
(given name) Tan'ichi |
乾一 see styles |
kenichi けんいち |
(given name) Ken'ichi |
于一 see styles |
kanichi かんいち |
(given name) Kan'ichi |
井池 see styles |
ichi いち |
(personal name) Ichi |
亥一 see styles |
iichi / ichi いいち |
(given name) Iichi |
人一 see styles |
rén yī ren2 yi1 jen i jinichi じんいち |
(given name) Jin'ichi oneness of persons |
仁壱 see styles |
jinichi じんいち |
(personal name) Jin'ichi |
仙一 see styles |
senichi せんいち |
(given name) Sen'ichi |
仙壱 see styles |
senichi せんいち |
(personal name) Sen'ichi |
仙市 see styles |
senichi せんいち |
(given name) Sen'ichi |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ichi-Dan First Degree | 一段 | ichi dan / ichidan | yī duàn / yi1 duan4 / yi duan / yiduan | i tuan / ituan |
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