栄誉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
栄	誉
えい Grade: 4	よ Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
榮譽 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えーよ [éꜜèyò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [e̞ːjo̞]

Noun

栄(えい)誉(よ) • (eiyo) 

1. honor
   • Hidekaz Himaruya, “ヘタリアと愉快な仲間たち”, in Axis Powers ヘタリア, volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Gentosha, →ISBN, page 17:

     ラトビア【国(こっ)旗(き)の意(い)味(み)】茶(ちゃ)色(いろ)は13(じゅうさん)世(せい)紀(き)にドイツ騎(き)士(し)団(だん)と戦(たたか)ったラトビア人(じん)指(し)揮(き)官(かん)の血(ち)に染(そ)まった包(ほう)帯(たい)の色(いろ)に由(ゆ)来(らい)。白(しろ)は栄(えい)誉(よ)と信(しん)頼(らい)を表(あらわ)す。

     Ratobia【Kokki no imi】Chairo wa jūsan-seiki ni Doitsu Kishidan to tatakatta Ratobia-jin shikikan no chi ni somatta hōtai no iro ni yurai. Shiro wa eiyo to shinrai o arawasu.

     Latvia [National flag’s meaning] The color brown originates from the colors of bandages soaking with the blood of Latvian commanders who fought the Teutonic Order in the 13th century. White represents honor and trust.