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Kanji Detail for 奬 - "prize, reward, give award to"

奬

  • Meaning

    奬 means "prize, reward, give award to."

    1. Encourage - To give support; to motivate.

    2. Praise - To commend; to reward.

    3. Recommend - To suggest; to advise.

  • Tattoo check: 奬

    • Verified meaning: prize, reward, give award to
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すすむ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 奬

    Surnames 奬(すすむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    prize; reward; give award to

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    prize, reward; give award to

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 獎|奖[jiang3]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    susu.meru(すす-める) すす-める

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    大 (dai)

  • Related Keywords

    encourage recommend praise strengthen reward prize commendation accolade advise bonus honor incentive medal motivate recognition

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