Go ranks and ratings

ranking system

is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Chinese, the same character is pronounced jí, and the term is used for academic tests. In Korea, the term geup () is used (also transliterated as gup or kup). In Vietnamese martial arts, it is known as cấp (khớp).

Ranks and rating systems used by the game Go