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大勲

大勲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
くん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

大勲 (hiragana たいくん, romaji taikun)

  1. a great deed, distinguished service, an excellent accomplishment, a brilliant exploit

Synonyms

  • 偉勲 (いくん, ikun)
  • 大功 (たいこう, taikō)

Usage notes

  • Although the term 大勲位 (dai-kun'i, Order of the Chrysanthemum) looks as if it might be derived from 大勲 (taikun), it is actually composed of (dai, great, big) + 勲位 (kun'i, Order of Merit).

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9