noun
Naoki Prize
A major Japanese literary award for popular fiction, named after writer Naoki Sanjugo. Often contrasted with the Akutagawa Prize for serious literature.
彼は直木賞を受賞した作家です。
He is a writer who won the Naoki Prize.
The Akutagawa Prize is for serious literary fiction, while the Naoki Prize is for popular fiction.
Named after the writer Naoki Sanjugo (直木三十五).