# 賞 — Prize

Frequency rank 494 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 戸 (Door), less common than 総 (Whole).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A triceratops (尚) opens its mouth (口) to reveal a shellfish (貝) — the dinosaur wins the prize: a golden shell trophy.

In words:

- 賞 しょう — prize,award
- 賞品 しょうひん — prize,trophy
- 賞金 しょうきん — prize,monetary award

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