noun
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
The highest possible honor in the Japanese honors system, awarded only to members of the imperial family and a very small number of foreign heads of state. The full name is rarely used in everyday conversation; it is a formal, domain-specific term.
大勲位菊花章頸飾は、日本の最高位の勲章である。
The Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum is Japan's highest order.
The Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, a slightly lower but still extremely high honor. The collar is even more exclusive.
Standard kanji spelling for this specific Japanese order.
Variant using 頚 instead of 頸; both are acceptable.
The name is composed of 大勲位 (supreme order of merit), 菊花章 (chrysanthemum decoration), and 頸飾 (collar). The chrysanthemum is the imperial crest of Japan.