WORD DETAIL
恩賜
おんし
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
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.

