金賞(きんしょう)

きんしょう
noun
gold prize; gold award
1. gold prize; gold award; first prize
The highest award in a competition or contest, analogous to a gold medal. Used for competitions in music, art, food, and various other fields.
金賞(きんしょう)を受賞(じゅしょう)した。
They won the gold prize.
この日本酒(にほんしゅ)は全国(ぜんこく)コンクールで金賞(きんしょう)を取(と)った。
This sake won a gold prize at a national competition.
吹奏楽(すいそうがく)コンクールで金賞(きんしょう)を目指(めざ)して、毎日(まいにち)練習(れんしゅう)を重(かさ)ねた。
Aiming for the gold prize at the wind ensemble competition, they practiced every day.

The top award given at competitions and contests. Commonly seen in contexts like music competitions (especially school wind ensemble contests), sake and food competitions, art exhibitions, and product awards.

AWARD HIERARCHY:

  • 金賞(きんしょう): gold prize (first)
  • 銀賞(ぎんしょう): silver prize (second)
  • 銅賞(どうしょう): bronze prize (third)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 金賞(きんしょう)を受賞(じゅしょう)する: to receive the gold prize
  • 金賞(きんしょう)を取(と)る: to win the gold prize
  • 金賞(きんしょう)を目指(めざ)す: to aim for the gold prize
  • 金賞(きんしょう)受賞(じゅしょう)作品(さくひん): gold-prize-winning work

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 金(きん)メダル: gold medal — used for sports competitions like the Olympics
  • 優勝(ゆうしょう): championship win — the overall winner of a tournament, not an award tier
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