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直木三十五賞 (なおきさんじゅうごしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

直なお木き三さん十じゅう五ご賞しょう

Meanings

1

noun

Naoki Prize; Naoki Sanjugo Prize

unclassified name

A prestigious Japanese literary award for popular fiction, established in 1935. Often referred to simply as 直木賞 (なおきしょう).

彼かれは直なお木き三さん十じゅう五ご賞しょうを受じゅ賞しょうした。
He won the Naoki Prize.
直なお木き三さん十じゅう五ご賞しょうは芥あくた川がわ賞しょうと並ならぶ有ゆう名めいな文ぶん学がく賞しょうだ。
The Naoki Prize is a famous literary award alongside the Akutagawa Prize.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
木tree, wood
三three
十

ten

五five

賞prize, reward, praise

Similar words

直なお木き賞しょう
Common abbreviated name for the same award; used more frequently in everyday conversation.
芥あくた川がわ賞しょう
Another major Japanese literary award, often mentioned together with the Naoki Prize, but focused on pure literature rather than popular fiction.

Etymology

Named after the writer Naoki Sanjugo (直木三十五), who was the model for the award. The prize was established in 1935 by the publisher Bungeishunjū.