Also, the examination pass rate decreases further for Rokudan and above, which forms a strait gate as approximately 10% for Rokudan, 8% to10% for Shichidan and, in the case of the highest level, Hachidan, only 1%.
また、六段以降は更に合格率が下がり、六段は約10％、七段は約8～10％、最高位の八段となると僅か1％という狭き門となる。