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授賞 (じゅしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
awarding a prize ; giving an award ; conferring a prize
Used from the awarding side, especially for prizes and awards. Common in formal nouns and compounds such as 授賞式; contrast 受賞, which means receiving or winning an award.
See also: 受賞
財ざい 団だん は 毎まい 年とし 、 優すぐ れ た 研けん 究きゅう 者しゃ に 奨しょう 励れい 賞しょう を 授じゅ 賞しょう し て いる 。
The foundation awards an encouragement prize to outstanding researchers every year.
Similar words 受じゅ 賞しょう Same reading but opposite viewpoint: 受賞 means receiving or winning an award, while 授賞 means giving or conferring one.
授じゅ 与よ Broader and more formal word for conferring or bestowing something, such as a degree, medal, certificate, or title; 授賞 is specifically about prizes or awards.
表ひょう 彰しょう Means publicly honoring or commending someone for achievements or conduct; it may involve an award, but focuses more on the recognition than on the act of giving a prize.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 授, associated with granting or conferring, and 賞, meaning prize or award. This is a component-based explanation of the spelling, not a detailed historical derivation.
