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Shannon Frye wrote:
Both terms are used to mean any students who was under Dan rank. Typically, only one or the other is used in a dojo / organization. Is there a different in the etymology of these 2 terms?
I found a reference online that stated MUdansha implies those WITHOUT, and KYUdansha implies those WITH. Any truth to that?
Thank you in advance...
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有
yuu / 有る
aru means to possess, have, or be.
無 mu is a negative particle.
有段者:
yuudansha: someone/those possessing a dan rank
無段者:
mudansha: someone/those without a dan rank
有級者:
yuukyuusha: someone/those possessing a kyu grade
無級者:
mukyuusha: someone/those without a kyu grade
級段者:
kyuudansha: someone/those with kyuu grades and/or dan ranks. In this case 有 is missing. A similar case would be 高段者
koudansha: someone / those with high dan ranks.