Hanja Analyzer
賞

賞 — sang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
상줄 상
Romanization
sang
English
reward, grant, bestow; appreciate
Mandarin
shǎng
Japanese on'yomi
ショウ
Japanese kun'yomi
ほ.める
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#426 of 2,500
Strokes
15
Radical
貝 (154, 8 residual)
Phonetic component
尚
Unicode
U+8CDE

Parts that make up 賞

  • 尚 오히려 상sound 향할 향(向)에 八 을 더한 모양높이는 일. ‘상·당’ 계열의 소리
  • 貝 조개 패 조개껍데기돈과 재물. 옛날에 조개를 돈으로 썼다

How 賞 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 賞 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 商, 貝.

Korean example words with 賞

  • 수상受賞 Korean gloss: 상을 받음
  • 특상特賞 Korean gloss: 특별한 상
  • 상사賞詞 Korean gloss: 칭찬하는 말
  • 상찬賞讚 Korean gloss: 기리어 칭찬함
  • 상품賞品 Korean gloss: 상으로 주는 물품
  • 봉상封賞 Korean gloss: 임금이 상을 내려 줌
  • 현상顯賞 Korean gloss: 공로를 드러내어 표창함
  • 포상褒賞 Korean gloss: 칭찬하고 장려하여 상을 줌
  • 중상重賞 Korean gloss: 상을 후하게 줌. 또는 그 상
  • 입상入賞 Korean gloss: 상을 탈 수 있는 등수 안에 듦
  • 찬상讚賞 Korean gloss: 훌륭하고 아름답게 여기어 칭찬함
  • 대상大賞 Korean gloss: 여러 가지 상 가운데 가장 큰 상

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 賞

  • 受賞じゅしょう winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
  • 賞金しょうきん prize money; monetary award; reward
  • 入賞にゅうしょう winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
  • 大賞たいしょう big prize; first prize
  • 賞しょう prize; award
  • 賞状しょうじょう certificate of merit; testimonial
  • 授賞式じゅしょうしき award ceremony; prize-giving
  • 副賞ふくしょう supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize
  • 鑑賞かんしょう appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
  • 賞品しょうひん prize; trophy
  • 賞与しょうよ bonus; reward; prize
  • 観賞かんしょう admiration; appreciation; enjoyment

Characters sharing the phonetic 尚

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “상”

Other hanja with radical 貝

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