mudansha

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noun

An unranked or beginning practitioner of Japanese martial arts.

OriginJapanese 無段者 →
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Meanings

nounmudansha (plural mudansha)
  1. An unranked or beginning practitioner of Japanese martial arts.

Origin

  1. Japanese無段者
  2. Englishmudansha

From Japanese 無段者 (mudansha, literally “one without a dan”).

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APA

mudansha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudansha

MLA

“mudansha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudansha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudansha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudansha.

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