功績

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 功績 is read as こうせき and means “achievement” and “contribution”.
• Basic usage: It refers to honoring a doctor’s contribution and recording an achievement on a monument.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 医師の功績 / 功績をたたえる
  • Use 医師の功績 to identify whose achievement it is and 功績をたたえる for honoring it.