位い階かい勲くん等とう

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Meanings

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noun

court rank and honors

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A historical term referring to the system of official ranks and honors in the Japanese imperial court. Primarily used in historical or formal contexts.

位い階かい勲くん等とうの制せい度どは、明めい治じ時じ代だいに整せい備びされた。
The system of court rank and honors was established in the Meiji period.

位rank, grade, throne
階storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
勲meritorious deed, merit
等etc., and so forth, class (first)

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 位階 (court rank) and 勲等 (order of merit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is conventionally associated with the Japanese imperial honors system.