Menkyo 免許
Japanese word for a license, used in classical arts and martial arts for a teaching certificate within a school; menkyo kaiden marks full transmission of the teachings.
Menkyo means “license”. In classical arts and martial arts it is a license to teach that certifies a practitioner’s standing within a school, or ryū. Wikipedia lists ranks below it and names menkyo kaiden, “license of total transmission”, as the highest. Japanese dictionaries define menkyo kaiden as a teacher passing on every inner teaching of the art to a student and recognizing that the training is complete.
Kinbaku schools that certify teachers describe their documents in English as licenses or certificates. Karada House says Murasaki Haruan became Yukimura-ryū instructor number 10 in 2014. AFP reports that Hajime Kinoko’s certification requires a ten-stage course and is not an official license.