describe · confer

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 叙 is associated with describing or conferring rank or honors; its on-reading is じょ.
• Basic usage: 叙景, read じょけい, means describing scenery; 叙勲, read じょくん, means awarding honors.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The recipient of an honor
  • 叙勲された is a passive expression meaning that someone received an honor in recognition of service. The subject is the recipient.