# 勲 — Merit

Frequency rank 2194 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 剥 (Peel), less common than 咎 (Blame).

- On’yomi: くん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 力 Power (Kangxi 19)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

Fire blazes on the left while power flexes on the right — the fire of achievement combined with the power of effort creates true merit.

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