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])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ikɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

大(たい)勲(くん) • (taikun) 

1. 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)