正四位
English translation: Senior Fourth Rank
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|  Selected response from: KathyT Australia Local time: 21:29 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | Senior Fourth Rank |
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| 4 | the fourth senior court rank |
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| 3 | senior grade of fourth rank |
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| 3 | Shoishi'i Japanese Merit Award |
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| ³ŽlˆÊ senior grade of fourth rank Explanation: 正四位-shoyoni |
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peer agreement (net): +1| 正四位 Senior Fourth Rank Explanation: Senior Fourth Rank = 正四位 Junior Fourth Rank = 従四位 according to modzer0.cs.uaf.edu/‾logan/JapaneseHistory/documentation/ritsuryo_chart.xls 文祢麻呂墓出土品 墓誌は、鋳銅板の表面に「壬申年将軍左衛士府督正四位上文祢麻／呂忌寸慶雲四年歳次 丁未九月廿一日卒」の銘文が刻まれている。 ... his valorous service at the time of the conflict, Nemaro was posthumously granted the upper senior fourth rank. ... www.emuseum.jp/cgi/pkihon. cgi?SyoID=7&ID=w124&SubID=s000 [XLS] ????? ????? ??????? File Format: Microsoft Excel - View as HTML Senior Fourth Rank. Junior Fourth Rank. Senior Fifth Rank. Junior Fifth Rank. Senior Sixth Rank. Junior Sixth Rank. Senior Seventh Rank ... Junior Eighth Rank. 2. Junior First Rank従一位. Junior Second Rank従二位. 正三位. 従三位. 正四位 ... modzer0.cs.uaf.edu/‾logan/JapaneseHistory/documentation/ritsuryo_chart.xls -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 53 mins (2005-10-25 05:41:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Further explanation in Japanese: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/位階 贈位 朝廷及び明治新政府では、故人に対して生前の功績を称え位階または官職を追贈がなされることがあった。位階を贈ることを贈位、官職を贈ることを贈官といった。(例)贈正四位、(例)贈内大臣。 [編集] 読み方 正○位の「正」は「せい」でなく「しょう」と、従○位の「従」は「じゅう」でなく「じゅ」と訓む。また、三位は「さんい」でなく「さんみ」、四位は「よんい」でなく「しい」、七位は「なない」でなく「しちい」と訓む。 |
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| 正四位 Shoishi'i Japanese Merit Award Explanation: I couldn't find an exact English translation, but know this is, as you say, a Japanese citizens award bestowed on people for meritorious deeds and civil contributions. The pronunciation is: 正：しょう 四：し 位：い (see link below). I doubt there's an exact English translation, so I think something like "Japanese Shoshi'i Citizens Award" would work. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs 39 mins (2005-10-25 07:27:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Excuse me, I intended to write "Shoshi'i" (without the 2nd 'i') in my answer. Reference: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%8D%E9%9A%8E#.E6.97.A5.E6... |
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| 正四位 the fourth senior court rank Explanation: the Liberal Democratic Party for the late Keizo Obuchi, holder of the Second Senior Court Rank and the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, former prime minister of Japan, and former president of the Liberal Democratic Party. http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/pm/obuchi/funeral/speaker.htm... 【正二位】 小渕恵三(内閣総理大臣) 平成12年 http://www.geocities.jp/nakanolib/giten/ikai.htm |
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