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大勲位

大勲位

Japanese

大勲位: the Order of the Chrysanthemum.
Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
くん
Grade: S

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

大勲位 (hiragana だいくんい, romaji dai-kun'i, historical hiragana だいくんゐ)

  1. an order of merit higher than first class in the Japanese honors system
    This equates to the 大勲位菊花章 (Dai-kun'i Kikka Shō, Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum), of which there are two versions, both technically conferring the same honor:
    • the 大勲位菊花章頸飾 (Dai-kun'i Kikka Shō Keishoku, Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum)
    • the 大勲位菊花大綬章 (Dai-kun'i Kikka Daiju Shō, Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum)
    Although both versions ostensibly belong to the same class, the Collar, awarded with the badge on a chain, has been awarded much less frequently. See the Wikipedia article for details.

Derived terms

  • 大勲位菊花章 (だいくんいきっかしょう, Dai-kun'i Kikka Shō): Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
  • 大勲位菊花章頸飾 (だいくんいきっかしょうけいしょく, Dai-kun'i Kikka Shō Keishoku): Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
  • 大勲位菊花大綬章 (だいくんいきっかだいじゅしょう, Dai-kun'i Kikka Daiju Shō): Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9