How to say 'Nobel Prize' in Japanese | ノーベル賞

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The Japanese word for Nobel Prize is 'Nooberushou', written as ノーベル賞 in Japanese.'Nobel Prize' in hiragana is ノーベルしょう.

word

ノーベル賞

Meaning

Nobel Prize

Reading

ノーベルしょう

nooberushou

Kanji

賞Prize

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ノーベル賞 (ノーベルしょう)' refers to the 'Nobel Prize', an international award given annually in several categories to recognize outstanding contributions in fields such as physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics. The word is a direct borrowing from English, written in katakana to reflect its foreign origin. For example: He won the Nobel Prize in Literature「彼はノーベル文学賞を受賞した」(かれはノーベルぶんがくしょうをじゅしょうした). The Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm「ノーベル賞の授賞式はストックホルムで行われます」(ノーベルしょうのじゅしょうしきはストックホルムでおこなわれます).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7163

Composition

kanji-hiragana-katakana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word ノーベル賞

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

賞

Meaning

Prize

Katakana in the Word ノーベル賞

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ノ

Reading

katakana

ベ

Reading

katakana

ル

Reading

Words Related to ノーベル賞 Through the Kanji 賞

This Word contains the Kanji 賞 as well.

word

賞

Meaning

Prize

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