褒章

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S
しょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
襃章 (kyūjitai)
褒章の旧デザイン(1881年から2003年まで)と新デザイン(2003年以降)および綬の各色。

Etymology

Compound of (ほう) (, honor, praise) + (しょう) (shō, medal).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)(しょう) (hōshō

  1. Any of the six types of medals which are awarded by the Japanese emperor to select individuals for varying reasons.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN