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敢闘賞 (かんとうしょう, kantoushou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

敢かん闘とう賞しょう

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Meanings

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Fighting Spirit Prize

A special award given in sumo and some martial arts tournaments to a competitor who showed exceptional fighting spirit, even if they did not win the championship.

See also: 三賞

彼かれは優ゆう勝しょうは逃のがしたが、敢かん闘とう賞しょうを受

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He missed the championship, but received the Fighting Spirit Prize.

Kanji

敢daring, brave, bold
闘fight, war
賞prize, reward, praise

Related words

三さん賞しょう
三賞 is the collective term for the three special prizes in sumo: 殊勲賞 (Outstanding Performance Award), 敢闘賞 (Fighting Spirit Prize), and 技能賞 (Technique Prize). 敢闘賞 is one of these three.

Etymology

Compound of 敢闘 (fighting bravely) and 賞 (prize). The term is primarily associated with sumo, where it was established as one of the three special prizes (三賞) in 1947.