賞

prize, reward, praise

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ほ.める

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:15

JLPT:N2

Frequency:426

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
観賞	カンショウ	admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
鑑賞	カンショウ	appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
懸賞	ケンショウ	offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
受賞	ジュショウ	winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
賞金	ショウキン	prize money; monetary award; reward

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
ノーベル賞	ノーベルしょう	Nobel Prize
賞	しょう	prize; award
賞める	ほめる	to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
アカデミー賞	アカデミーしょう	Academy Award
ノーベル平和賞	ノーベルへいわしょう	Nobel Peace Prize

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem

congratulations, joy

forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume

rhyme, elegance, tone

damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

employee, member, number, the one in charge

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

freight, goods, property