勲
勲 — Meritorious deed
meritorious deed, merit
On’yomiクン (kun)
Kun’yomiいさお (isao)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 勲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勲章 | くんしょう kunshou | decoration; order; medal |
| 殊勲 | しゅくん shukun | distinguished services; meritorious deeds |
| 文化勲章 | ぶんかくんしょう bunkakunshou | Order of Culture (Japan); Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea) |
| 叙勲 | じょくん jokun | conferring of decorations |
| 勲記 | くんき kunki | commendation accompanying the award of a decoration |
Study notes
勲 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1513 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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