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一等賞 (いっとうしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ等とう賞しょう

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Meanings

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noun

first prize; first place

Refers to the top award in a competition. The glosses 'gold medal' and 'blue ribbon' are specific types of first prizes in certain contexts.

彼かれは絵かい画がコンクールで一いっ等とう賞しょうを取とった。
He won first prize in the painting contest.
一いっ等とう賞しょう

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The first prize will be awarded a gold medal and prize money.

Written forms

一いっ等とう賞しょう
Standard kanji spelling.
１いっ等とう賞しょう
Variant with numeral 1; common in signs or informal writing.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
等etc., and so forth, class (first)
賞prize, reward, praise

Similar words

優ゆう勝しょう
優勝 means 'victory' or 'championship' in a tournament, while 一等賞 is specifically the first-place prize or award.
金きん賞しょう
金賞 is a 'gold award', often equivalent to first prize in some contests, but 一等賞 is a more general term for first place.

Etymology

Compound of 一等 (first class, first rank) and 賞 (prize, award).