勲章

See also: 勳章

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勲	章
くん Grade: S	しょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
勳章 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くんしょー [kùńshóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

勲(くん)章(しょう) • (kunshō) ^{←くんしやう (kunsyau)^?}

medal, a stamped metal disc presented as an honor
decoration, an honor such as one pinned to a uniform
order, a type of honor

Synonyms

(medal): 賞(しょう)牌(はい) (shōhai)

Derived terms

勲(くん)章(しょう)年(ねん)金(きん) (kunshō nenkin)
勲(くん)章(しょう)藻(も) (kunshōmo)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN