1.
grand prize, top award, grand prix
The highest or most prestigious award in a competition, festival, or contest. Used for literary prizes, music awards, film festivals, and other award ceremonies.
大賞を受賞した。
She won the grand prize.
この作品がレコード大賞に選ばれた。
This work was chosen for the Japan Record Award.
全国から千を超える応募があり、審査の結果、彼の小説が大賞に輝いた。
There were over a thousand entries from across the country, and after judging, his novel won the grand prize.
大賞 is the top prize in a competition or award ceremony.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 大賞を受賞する: to win the grand prize
- 大賞に輝く: to be honored with the grand prize
- 大賞に選ばれる: to be selected for the grand prize
WELL-KNOWN AWARDS:
- レコード大賞: Japan Record Award (music)
- 芥川賞: Akutagawa Prize (literature; uses 賞 not 大賞)
- 新語・流行語大賞: Buzzword of the Year Award
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 賞: prize, award (general)
- 大賞: the top/grand prize specifically
- 最優秀賞: best excellence award (similar rank)