表彰 (ひょうしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

表ひょう彰しょう

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表彰する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

commendation; public recognition; awarding

Formal public acknowledgment of achievements, good deeds, or contributions, often in official or organizational settings.

賞しょうN3
賞 is the prize or award itself, while 表彰 is the formal act of publicly recognizing and honoring someone.
褒ほめるN4
褒める is everyday, personal praise, while 表彰 is a formal, often institutional, public commendation.
授じゅ賞しょう
授賞 specifically means presenting a prize or award, whereas 表彰 covers the broader act of public recognition, which may or may not include a physical prize.
顕けん彰しょう
顕彰 is a more literary, formal term for publicly honoring someone's merits, while 表彰 is the common word used in everyday institutional contexts like schools and companies.

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選せん奨しょう
表彰 focuses on the act of publicly honoring someone, whereas 選奨 emphasizes the preceding selection process as well as the commendation.
アワード
表彰 refers to the act of formally commending or honoring someone (often with a certificate), whereas アワード refers to the prize or title itself.
受じゅ賞しょうN2
受賞 focuses on the act of receiving a prize, while 表彰 emphasizes the formal ceremony or act of publicly commending someone, which may or may not include a physical prize.

処しょ罰ばつN1
表彰 is public recognition for good conduct, while 処罰 is punishment for wrongdoing, the institutional opposite.
懲ちょう戒かい
表彰 is formal commendation or recognition for good conduct, the opposite of 懲戒, which is formal punishment for misconduct.

表ひょう象しょう
表彰 (commendation) and 表象 (representation, a concept in philosophy/psychology) share the exact same reading ひょうしょう but have completely unrelated meanings.
表ひょう明めい
表彰 (commendation/award) shares the kanji 表 and a similar sound with 表明 but means honoring someone, not stating one's own view.

回かいN4
表彰 is often counted with 回 when referring to the number of times someone has been commended.
件けんN2
表彰 can also be counted with 件 when referring to individual cases or instances of commendation.

表彰 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 表 (express, show) and 彰 (clear, manifest), together meaning 'to publicly make clear' one's merits.