15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

meritorious deed, merit

Kun'yomi
  • distinguished service
On'yomi
  • merit (esp. order of merit)
Nanori
  • いさむ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

クン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

meritorious deed, merit
クン いさお いさむ (9th, N1)
move, motion, change
ドウ うご.く るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

feats of arms
conferring of decorations
distinguished services
elder statesman
outstanding performance award ②Outstanding Performance Award ③Distinguished Service Medal (e.g. military: US, UK, etc.)
rank and order of merit
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References

Unicode hex code 52F2
JIS X 0208 1-23-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2794
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 560
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2869
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3560
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1838
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2500
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1677
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1808
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1312
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2407
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1296
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2463
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1191
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1773
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1905
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1106
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1781
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1709
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1284
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1693
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d11.3
Four corner code 2433.2
De Roo Code 2240