Jisho

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くんとう 勲等
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1. (an) order of merit; medals for merit​See also 位階勲等
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2. order (first, second, etc. of a medal or decoration); class number (first, second, etc.)​See also 勲章
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3. Japanese honors system​The Japanese honors system originated in the 1870s, shortly after the Meiji revolution, and was modeled on European honours systems. The first order, the Imperial Order of Meiji was established in 1875, and was later renamed as the Order of the Rising Sun.
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