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What does the kanji 勲 mean?

勲 means medal, meritorious service. On'yomi クン. Kun'yomi いさお.

Quick facts
On'yomiクン
Kun'yomiいさお
Strokes15
Main radical力
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi クンKun'yomi いさお
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

medal, meritorious service

Memory hook

Working and moving (動) until the fire (灬) blazes; that effort is honoured — DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.

Main radical

力power 2 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.