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賞 means 'prize'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 667   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-5    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 40    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 119 words   Used in 31 names   Component in 2 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ショウ
Kun   める to praise
⿱   classroom   employee  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 賞 is used 9 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 賞 is used 119 times, read 2 ways.
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ショウ : 118 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: しょう
noun, noun (suffix)
prize; award
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める : 1 word FIND ALL
2
Most common form: 褒める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone
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Henshall: 542 (originally: 511)  Joy o' Kanji : 511  Key to Kanji: 545 

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ショウ    prize   
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イン    employee   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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classroom
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small
cover; covered   
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