勲

meritorious deed, merit

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:N1

Frequency:1513

Vocabulary

クン

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco)

specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely

heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side