What is the Kanji for "Prize"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Prize", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Prize" is "賞".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Shou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "貝" means "Shellfish" and can be read as "Bai" and "Kai". And The kanji "尚" means "High", "Furthermore", and "Esteem" and can be read as "Shou" and "Nao".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "賞" mean in japanese?

"賞" means "Prize".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

賞: "Prize". The Japanese noun '賞 (しょう)' refers to a reward or accolade given for excellence, achievement or merit. It is commonly used to describe awards, trophies, or other forms of recognition presented at competitions, contests, or ceremonies. For example: She won the top prize - (彼女は最高の賞を受け取った). He received a prestigious award - (彼は名誉ある賞を受け取った).

ノーベル賞: "Nobel Prize". The Japanese phrase 'ノーベル賞 (ノーベルしょう)' refers to the prestigious Nobel Prize, an international award given annually for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. It is considered one of the highest honors in these fields. For example: He won the Nobel Prize in Physics - (彼はノーベル物理学賞を受賞した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.