大勲位

大勲位

Japanese

大勲位: the Order of the Chrysanthemum.

Kanji in this term
大	勲	位
だい Grade: 1	くん Grade: S	い Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 大 (dai, “great, grand”) +‎ 勲位 (kun'i, “order of merit”).[1]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) だいく​んい [dàíkúꜜǹ'ì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [da̠ikɯ̟̃ᵝɰ̃i]

Noun

大勲位 (hiragana だいくんい, rōmaji 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