芥あくた川がわ賞しょう

noun

Akutagawa Prize

A prestigious Japanese literary award for serious fiction, typically given to emerging writers. Often abbreviated as 芥川賞.

• 彼かれは若わかくして芥あくた川がわ賞しょうを受じゅ賞しょうした。

  He won the Akutagawa Prize at a young age.

• 芥あくた川がわ賞しょうの候こう補ほ作さくが発はっ表ぴょうされた。

  The nominees for the Akutagawa Prize have been announced.