noun
praiseworthy undertaking; commendable act
A somewhat formal or literary noun for a deed or project that deserves praise. Not an everyday word; often used in speeches, essays, or formal writing.
彼の美挙は多くの人に感動を与えた。
His commendable act moved many people.
この美挙を後世に伝えたい。
I want to pass this praiseworthy undertaking down to future generations.
Compound of 美 (beauty, praiseworthy) and 挙 (act, undertaking). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is not commonly used in modern colloquial Japanese.