追贈

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 追贈 is read as ついぞう and is a noun and suru-verb for conferring an award, honor, or title on someone after death.
• Basic usage: In an active clause, the giver is marked by は, the recipient by に, and the honor by を; in the passive, the conferred honor is the subject, as in 爵位が追贈される.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Posthumous conferment
  • It means newly granting an honor after the recipient’s death, not merely announcing an award already received while alive.
• Not inheritance
  • 追贈 commemorates merit through a conferment; it is distinct from heirs inheriting property or status.