prize

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is しょう, and no kun reading is listed. It has 15 strokes and relates to prizes and awards recognizing achievement.
• Basic usage: 受賞 is read じゅしょう, and 授賞 is read じゅしょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 受賞 / 授賞
  • 受賞 means winning an award. It is a noun read じゅしょう. It describes receiving or winning an award from the recipient's point of view.
  • 新人作家が短編小説で賞を受賞した。 means “The new author won an award for a short story.”
  • 授賞 means awarding or presentation of an award. It is a noun read じゅしょう. It describes giving or presenting an award from the awarding side.
  • 授賞式では審査委員長が受賞者を紹介した。 means “At the awards ceremony, the head judge introduced the recipients.”