# 賞 — prize; admire

賞 means “prize; admire”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 賞 (shou, “prize; award”).

- Meaning: prize; admire
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Society

## How to remember 賞

Esteem (尚) paid in shells (貝): a prize.

Sounds like 尚: both read ショウ.

Parts: 尚 esteem · 貝 shell; money

## Words with 賞

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 賞 | しょう (shou) | prize; award |
| ノーベル賞 | ノーベルしょう (nooberushou) | Nobel Prize |

## Don't confuse it with

[償](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/make-amends/) · [賀](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/congratulate/) · [損](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/loss/) · [賠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indemnify/)

## More in the “Society” set

[部](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/section/) · [公](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/public/) · [団](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/group/) · [格](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/status/) · [局](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bureau/) · [賞](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prize/) · [様](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/manner/)

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