賞 Kanji – prize
The Japanese kanji 賞 can mean prize, reward, praise.
Meaning and Readings
How is 賞 read?
賞 has the onyomi reading ショウ and the kunyomi reading ほめる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shou, homeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 賞
These common Japanese words contain 賞. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ノーベル賞（ノーベルしょう） — Nobel Prize
- 観賞（かんしょう） — admiration, appreciation, enjoyment, viewing (for pleasure)
- 鑑賞（かんしょう） — appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
- 懸賞（けんしょう） — offering a prize, prize competition, prize, reward
- 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, prize-giving, giving an award
- 賞（しょう） — prize, award
- 賞金（しょうきん） — prize money, monetary award, reward
- 賞状（しょうじょう） — certificate of merit, testimonial
- 賞罰（しょうばつ） — reward and punishment