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Sho-Dan in Chinese / Japanese...

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初段 is a Japanese Kanji word that literally means “beginning degree.”

初段 is the lowest black belt rank in Japanese martial arts and the game of Go.

The first Kanji means first, new, or beginning in Japanese.

Other ways to translate this title include “lowest grade” or “first grade.”


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

修所斷


修所断

see styles
xiū suǒ duàn
    xiu1 suo3 duan4
hsiu so tuan
 shu sho dan
To cut of illusion in practice, or performance.

思惟所斷


思惟所断

see styles
sī wéi suǒ duàn
    si1 wei2 suo3 duan4
ssu wei so tuan
 shiyui sho dan
eliminated by contemplation

煩惱障斷


烦恼障断

see styles
fán nǎo zhàng duàn
    fan2 nao3 zhang4 duan4
fan nao chang tuan
 bonnō shō dan
elimination of afflictive hindrances

見苦所斷


见苦所断

see styles
jiàn kǔ suǒ duàn
    jian4 ku3 suo3 duan4
chien k`u so tuan
    chien ku so tuan
 ken ku sho dan
[afflictions] eliminated by insight into the truth of suffering

修道所斷煩惱


修道所断烦恼

see styles
xiū dào suǒ duàn fán nǎo
    xiu1 dao4 suo3 duan4 fan2 nao3
hsiu tao so tuan fan nao
 shudō sho dan bonnō
afflictions removed in the path of cultivation

見苦所斷煩惱


见苦所断烦恼

see styles
jiàn kǔ suǒ duàn fán nǎo
    jian4 ku3 suo3 duan4 fan2 nao3
chien k`u so tuan fan nao
    chien ku so tuan fan nao
 ken ku sho dan bonnō
afflictions eliminated by insight into the truth of suffering

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Sho-Dan初段sho dan / shodan


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