大勲

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
大勳 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 大勳 (MC *dajH *xjun). Compare modern Mandarin 大勳／大勋.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たいくん [tàíkúń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ta̠ikɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

大(たい)勲(くん) • (taikun)

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

Usage notes

Although the term 大(だい)勲(くん)位(い) (daikun'i, “Order of the Chrysanthemum”) looks as if it might be derived from 大(た)勲(くん) (takun), it is actually composed of 大(だい) (dai, “great, big”) + 勲位(くんい) (kun'i, “Order of Merit”).

Synonyms

偉(い)勲(くん) (ikun)
大(たい)功(こう) (taikō)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN