殊勲

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 殊勲 is read しゅくん and means an especially distinguished contribution or achievement.
• Basic usage: It honors an important contribution to a game or help in a rescue.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Achievement and who performs it
  • 殊勲の一打 describes a hit that makes an outstanding contribution.
  • As with the 殊勲 of a dog that finds a person, the credited achievement need not belong to a human.
• Achievement and praise
  • 殊勲をたたえられた is passive: the achievement was praised. It does not mean that the one earning credit praised someone else.