恩賜

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 恩賜 is read as おんし and is a formal noun for a grant from a sovereign or an item bestowed in that way.
• Basic usage: It refers to a royal gift displayed in a museum or a sword preserved by a general in a story.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Giver
  • 王からの恩賜の品 uses から to identify the king as the source of the grant.
• Modifying an item
  • 恩賜の品 and 恩賜の剣 use の to mark an item bestowed by a sovereign, not an ordinary personal gift.