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Kanji Detail for 勲 - "merit, distinguished service, decoration"

勲

  • Meaning

    勲 means "merit, distinguished service, decoration."

    1. Merit - Distinguished achievement.

    2. Decoration - An award for service.

    3. Distinguished service - Notable accomplishment.

  • Words using 勲

    • 勲章 くんしょう Listen decoration; order; medal
    • 殊勲 しゅくん Listen distinguished services; meritorious deeds
    • 文化勲章 ぶんかくんしょう Listen Order of Culture (Japan); Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)
    • 叙勲 じょくん Listen conferring of decorations

  • Four-character idioms with 勲

    • 位階勲等 いかいくんとう Listen court rank and honors; court rank and honours
    • 叙位叙勲 じょいじょくん Listen conferment of Court ranks and decorations

  • Tattoo check: 勲

    • Verified meaning: merit, distinguished service, decoration
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いさお, いさむ, かおる, くんじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 勲

    Given names 勲(いさお)Listen 勲(いさむ)Listen 勲(かおる)Listen 勲(つとむ)Listen

    Surnames 勲(くんじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    meritorious deed; merit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    meritorious deed; merits; rank

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 勳|勋[xun1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kun(クン) クン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    isao(いさお) いさお

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    力 (chikara)火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    merit decoration distinguished service accomplishment achievement feat medal award badge bravery citation commendation contribution distinction excellence glory heroism honor prestige recognition tribute valor

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