ご褒ほう美び

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Meanings

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Polite term for a reward or prize given for effort or achievement. Often used in contexts like parenting, education, or work.

〈人ひと〉にご褒ほう美びをあげるto give someone a reward
よくできたので、子こ供どもにご褒ほう美びをあげた。
Since he did well, I gave the child a reward.
自じ分ぶんへのご褒ほう美びに〈物もの〉を買かうto buy something as a treat for oneself
頑がん張ばった自じ分ぶんへのご褒ほう美びに、新あたらしい靴くつを買かった。
As a treat for myself after working hard, I bought new shoes.
ご褒ほう美びをもらうto receive a reward
テストでいい点てんを取とって、ご褒ほう美びをもらった。
I got a good score on the test and received a reward.
〈事こと〉のご褒ほう美びにas a reward for doing something
仕し事ごとを頑がん張ばったご褒ほう美びに、旅りょ行こうに行いくことにした。

賞しょう品ひんN2sense 1
賞品 is a prize awarded for winning a contest or competition, whereas ご褒美 is a broader, warmer term for any reward given for effort, often in personal or family contexts.
報ほう酬しゅうN1sense 1
報酬 is formal compensation or pay for work, while ご褒美 is a more personal, often non-monetary reward tied to effort or good behavior.

罰ばつN1sense 1
罰 is punishment given for wrongdoing, the direct opposite of ご褒美, which is a reward given for good behavior or effort.
お仕し置おき
お仕置き is a punishment given for bad behavior, whereas ご褒美 is a reward given for good behavior.

褒ほう美びplainN1sense 1
ご褒美 adds the honorific prefix ご for a softer, more polite tone, while 褒美 is the plain, direct word for a reward.

ご褒ほう美び
Standard polite form with honorific prefix ご.
御ご褒ほう美び
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 御 is the kanji for the honorific prefix.

From 褒美 (ほうび, 'reward') with the honorific prefix ご added for politeness.

As a reward for working hard at my job, I decided to go on a trip.