勲いさお

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Formal noun for outstanding contributions, often in military or public service contexts.

〈人ひと〉が勲いさおを立たてるto achieve a feat of distinguished service
彼かれは戦せん場じょうで数かず々かずの勲いさおを立たてた。
He achieved many meritorious deeds on the battlefield.
〈人ひと〉が勲いさおを残のこすto leave behind a legacy of meritorious service
彼かの女じょは科か学がくの分ぶん野やに大おおきな勲いさおを残のこした。
She left behind a great legacy of achievement in the field of science.

功こう績せきN2
功績 is a more common and general term for achievements or contributions, while 勲 is a formal, somewhat literary word specifically for meritorious service, often with a military or official connotation.
功こう労ろう
功労 stresses the effort and toil behind one's contribution, while 勲 is a more elevated, literary term for the resulting distinguished service itself.
手て柄がらN1
手柄 is an everyday word for a heroic feat or accomplishment, while 勲 is a formal, literary term reserved for weightier meritorious service.

勲くん章しょう
勲章 is the physical medal or decoration awarded for merit, while 勲 is the abstract meritorious service or achievement itself, not the object.

The kanji 勲 and 功 both relate to merit or achievement. The reading いさお is of native Japanese origin, but its exact derivation is uncertain.