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賞

prize
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingほ.める
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. prizeRtK
  2. reward
    褒賞金として十五両得ている。Kuranosuke received a reward of 15 ryo (the term ryo was the unit of gold currency) after the Ikedaya Incident.wiki
  3. praise

Popular Usage

鑑賞賞金賞品懸賞

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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outhouse · small (小) · little (小) · crown (冖) · mouth (口) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 859

Compound words

鑑賞かんしょう
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
賞金しょうきん
prize money; monetary award; reward
賞品しょうひん
prize; trophy
懸賞けんしょう
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
観賞かんしょう
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
受賞じゅしょう
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
授賞じゅしょう
awarding a prize; giving an award
賞状しょうじょう
certificate of merit; testimonial
賞罰しょうばつ
reward and punishment
賞与しょうよ
bonus; reward; prize
大賞たいしょう
big prize; first prize
入賞にゅうしょう
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
副賞ふくしょう
supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize; bonus prize
褒賞ほうしょう
prize; award; reward
賞賛しょうさん
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
賞牌しょうはい
medal
授賞式じゅしょうしき
award ceremony; prize-giving
賞味期限しょうみきげん
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
ノーベル賞ノーベルしょう
Nobel Prize
アカデミー賞アカデミーしょう
Academy Award
恩賞おんしょう
reward
佳賞かしょう
approval
嘉賞かしょう
approval
勧賞かんしょう
praise and encouragement

On Reading Examples

トムが出品した絵は皆入賞した。にゅうしょう
Tom got prizes for all the pictures he sent to the exhibition.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は文学を正しく鑑賞できるようになった。
He learned to appreciate literature.tatoeba
トムが出品した絵は皆入賞した。
Tom got prizes for all the pictures he sent to the exhibition.tatoeba
彼は息子が一等賞をとったことを祝った。
He congratulated his son on being a top prizewinner.tatoeba
彼は全科目優等で賞を得た。
He won the prize for excellence in all subjects.tatoeba
十五両の褒賞金を受けている。
He received an award of fifteen ryo for the success in the Ikedaya Incident.wiki
当時は貴族の鑑賞品だった。
In those days, only aristocrats enjoyed karakuri ningyo.wiki
なお、当時は貴族の鑑賞品だった。
Incidentally, in those days, only aristocrats enjoyed karakuri.wiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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