ɪn mˈoʊst ˈɑːkɪnˌæwən kɚɹˈɑːɾi stˈaɪlz ænd ɪn sˌʌm skˈuːlz ʌv kəbjˈuːdoʊ ˈɑːkɪnˌæwən wˈɛpənɹi, ðɪ ɔːltˈɜːnətli ɹˈɛd ænd wˈaɪt bˈɛlt ɪz jˈuːzd fɔːɹ sˈɛvənθ ænd ˈeɪtθ dˈænz, wˈɛɹæz ðə sˈɑːlɪd ɹˈɛd bˈɛlt ɪz jˈuːzd fɔːɹ nˈaɪnθ ænd tˈɛnθ dˈænz, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ pjˈʊɹli ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi, ˈaɪ.ˈiː. kænˈɑːt biː ɐtˈeɪnd baɪ ɐplˈaɪɪŋ fɔːɹ ænd pˈæsɪŋ ðə ɹᵻspˈɛktɪv ɛɡzˈæm.
In most Okinawan Karate styles and in some schools of Kobudo (Okinawan weaponry), the alternately red and white belt is used for seventh and eighth dans, whereas the solid red belt is used for ninth and tenth dans, which are purely honorary, i.e. cannot be attained by applying for (and passing) the respective exam.