大勲

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) たいくん [tàíkúń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ta̠ikɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

大勲 (hiragana たいくん, rōmaji 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 (くん)位 (い) (kun'i, “Order of Merit”).

Synonyms

偉 (い)勲 (くん) (ikun)
大 (たい)功 (こう) (taikō)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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