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Asiatic Budoka
9th November 2007, 19:12
Perhaps someone could help me, I'm trying to find out how, if there is a way, to say "...and a half" as in one and a half kyu, if there is such a thing. The closest I could come to was decimal numbers.
If anyone knows I would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Shareef Muhammad
Josh Reyer
9th November 2007, 22:48
Decimals is one way to go.
1.5級 - itten-go-kyuu.
Generally, "half" is indicated by adding han 半 to the counter-word.
一級半 - ikkyuu-han
Now, both of these would be considered jokes/word-plays, as there is no "half-kyu" in any kyu ranking system that I'm aware of. However, in many tests (e.g., the STEP English test, the Kanji Kentei, etc) there are levels between two full kyu ranks. For example,
一級 - ikkyuu Level 1
準一級 - jun-ikkyuu Pre-Level 1
二級 - nikyuu Level 2
準二級 jun-nikyuu Pre-Level 2
三級 - sankyuu Level 3
四級 - yonkyuu Level 4
Asiatic Budoka
10th November 2007, 04:13
Thanks Josh,
That is exactly what I was looking for!
Shareef Muhammad
Asiatic Budoka
10th November 2007, 04:15
One more question,
Would 7th kyu be "shichikyu" or "nanakyu"?
Shareef
Josh Reyer
10th November 2007, 04:59
Either works.
Asiatic Budoka
10th November 2007, 14:37
Thanks Josh, U'r a big help!
Shareef
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