勲
merit, meritorious deed

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

クン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いさお

Nanori (名乗り)

いさむ

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:1513

Vocabulary

クン

WordReadingMeaning
勲章クンショウdecoration; order; medal
殊勲シュクンdistinguished services; meritorious deeds
叙勲ジョクンconferring of decorations
文化勲章ブンカクンショウOrder of Culture (Japan); Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)
勲記クンキcommendation accompanying the award of a decoration

Other

WordReadingMeaning
勲一等くんいっとうorder of the 1st class
大勲位菊花章だいくんいきっかしょうSupreme Orders of the Chrysanthemum
大勲位菊花章頸飾だいくんいきっかしょうくびかざりCollar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
勲いさおdistinguished service; meritorious service
勲くんmerit (esp. order of merit)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

動
change, confusion, motion, move, shake, shift
Grade 3JLPT 4
黙
become silent, leave as is, silence, stop speaking
Grade 8JLPT 1
黒
black
Grade 2JLPT 4
薫
be scented, fragrant, send forth fragrance, smoke (tobacco)
Grade 8JLPT 1
鳥
bird, chicken
Grade 2JLPT 4
働
(kokuji), work
Grade 4JLPT 3
専
exclusive, mainly, solely, specialty
Grade 6JLPT 2
重
-fold, esteem, heap up, heavy, important, nest of boxes, pile up, respect
Grade 3JLPT 4
然
if so, in that case, so, sort of thing, well
Grade 4JLPT 3
裏
amidst, back, in, inside, lining, palm, rear, reverse, sole, wrong side
Grade 6JLPT 2