Society introduced the dan and kyū ranking system to various martial arts in Japan. In modern Japanese martial arts, kyū-level practitioners hold the ranks...

Hisashi "Kyu" Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 九, Hepburn: Sakamoto Hisashi or Sakamoto Kyū, 10 December 1941 – 12 August 1985), legally registered as Hisashi Ōshima...

who hold kyū (級) grades. Those who hold dan grades are collectively termed Yūdansha (有段者) (literally "person who has dan") and those with kyū grades are...

Kyu Kyu Hla (Burmese: ကြူကြူလှ; pronounced [tɕʰú tɕʰú l̥à]; born 13 April 1954) is a retired Burmese educator who served as lecturer at the Myanmar language...

Kyū Sazanka (山茶花 究, Sazanka Kyū, born April 1, 1914 – March 4, 1971) was a Japanese actor. Sazanka debuted as a singer in Asakusa in 1932 and was active...

The Kyū-Yodo River (旧淀川, Kyū-Yodo-gawa) was the main stream of the Yodo River before 1907, when the current (new) Yodo River was constructed by a normalisation...

often used together with the word kyū (級) in certain ranking systems, with dan being used for the higher ranks and kyū being used for lower ranks. The dan...

fifth dan (kyū). This same concept was later adapted into jōruri and kabuki, where the plays are often arranged into five acts with jo-ha-kyū in mind. Takemoto...

Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!, Haikyū!!, from the kanji 排球 "volleyball") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized...

kōkō-kyū no "Bungaku Shōjo", lit. Super High School Level Literary Girl) and Jack calls herself the Ultimate Murderous Fiend (超高校級の「殺人者」, Chō kōkō-kyū no...

The Type 90 tank (90式戦車, Kyū-maru-shiki-sensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It was designed and built...

artifacts. The first standard sword of the Japanese military was known as the kyū guntō (旧軍刀, old military sword). Murata Tsuneyoshi (1838–1921), a Japanese...

Lv999 (Japanese: 山田くんとLv999の恋をする, Hepburn: Yamada-kun to Reberu Kyū-hyaku Kyū-jū Kyū no Koi o Suru) also known as Loving Yamada at Lv999! is a Japanese...

Shō Kyū (尚 久, 15 November 1560 – 17 April 1620), also known by Prince Kin Chōkō (金武 朝公), was a royal of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He was father of King Shō...

Kyū-Furukawa Gardens (旧古河庭園, kyū-furukawa teien) is a Tokyo metropolitan park in Nishigahara, Kita, Tokyo. The park includes a Western-style mansion, a...

rating to a kyu or dan grade. Kyu grades (abbreviated k) are considered student grades and decrease as playing level increases, meaning 1st kyu is the strongest...

Kyu-won is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There...

KYUS may refer to: KYUS-FM, a radio station (92.3 FM) licensed to Miles City, Montana KYUS-TV, a television station (channel 3) licensed to Miles City...

The Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島, Ryūkyū-rettō), also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō, lit. "Southwest Islands") or the Ryukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko)...

Kyu-chul is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the...

KYUS-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Miles City, Montana, United States, broadcasting to eastern Montana from a transmitter northwest of the...

Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān (錬金3級 まじかる?ぽか～ん, Renkin San-kyū Majikaru? Pokān) is a Japanese anime television series that tells the story of the everyday...

Kim, Won Kyu (died 1969) was a Korean educator who founded and was the first principal for what is now known as Seoul High School. His family originates...

Choi Kyu-hah (Korean: 최규하; Hanja: 崔圭夏; IPA: [tɕʰø ɡjuha, - kjuha]; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha or Choi Gyu-ha, was a South...

Kyu Blu Kelly (born May 22, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college...

organization. In a Kyū/Dan system, the beginner grade is a higher-numbered kyū (e.g., 7th Kyū) and progress is toward a lower-numbered Kyū. The Dan progression...

The Ryukyu Kingdom was a kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879. It was ruled as a tributary state of imperial Ming China by the Ryukyuan monarchy...

Kyū-Shirataki Station (旧白滝駅, Kyū-Shirataki-eki, lit. "Old Shirataki") was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated...

A-kyū ippan) Races 3–5: A-class Special (A級 特選, A-kyū tokusen) Races 6–7: S-class General (S級 一般, S-kyū ippan) Race 8: S-class Special (S級 特選, S-kyū tokusen)...

Megaton Musashi (メガトン級ムサシ, Megaton-kyū Musashi) is a Japanese multimedia franchise by Level-5. An action role-playing video game was released in Japan...