Rank |
Belt | Kanji | Minimum period of time to achieve the rank | ||
10th Kyu | Juu-Kyu | White | Shiro No Obi | 白色帯 | |
9th Kyu | Kyuu-Kyu | one stripe | 4 months | ||
8th Kyu | Hachi-Kyu | two stripe | 4 months | ||
7th Kyu | Shichi-Kyu | Yellow | Kiiroi No Obi | 黄色帯 | 4 months |
6th Kyu | Roku-Kyu | Orange | Daidaiiro No Obi | 橙色帯 | 4 months |
5th Kyu | Go-Kyu | Green | Midori No Obi | 緑色帯 | 4 months |
4th Kyu | Yon-Kyu | Blue | Aoiro No Obi | 青色帯 | 8 months |
3rd Kyu | San-Kyu | Brown | Chairo No Obi | 茶色帯 | 8 months |
2nd Kyu | Ni-Kyu | one stripe | 4 months | ||
1st Kyu | Ichi-Kyu | two stripe | 4 months |