最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)

さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ
noun
Most Valuable Player; MVP
1. the athlete judged to have performed best in a game, tournament, or season; the Most Valuable Player (MVP)
An official award in professional and amateur sports honoring the player whose performance was judged to have contributed the most to a team's success over a given game, series, tournament, or season. Used across virtually every competitive sport in Japan — professional baseball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and high-school tournaments alike. Often abbreviated MVP (read エムブイピー) in Japanese sports media.
今年(ことし)の最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)に選(えら)ばれた。
I was chosen as this year's Most Valuable Player.
決勝戦(けっしょうせん)の最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)は彼(かれ)だった。
He was the MVP of the final.
大谷(おおたに)選手(せんしゅ)は今(こん)シーズンの最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)賞(しょう)を獲得(かくとく)した。
Ohtani won this season's Most Valuable Player award.
彼女(かのじょ)は二年(にねん)連続(れんぞく)でリーグの最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)に選(えら)ばれるという快挙(かいきょ)を成(な)し遂(と)げた。
She achieved the remarkable feat of being voted the league's Most Valuable Player for two years in a row.

Composed of 最(さい)- (the most, supreme) + 優秀(ゆうしゅう) (excellent, outstanding) + 選手(せんしゅ) (athlete, player). Literally "the most outstanding player." The standard Japanese rendering of "MVP."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)賞(しょう): the MVP award / Most Valuable Player Award
  • 最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)に選(えら)ばれる: to be selected as MVP
  • 最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)を獲得(かくとく)する: to win the MVP title
  • 最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ)賞(しょう)を受賞(じゅしょう)する: to win the MVP award
  • シーズンMVP / 年間(ねんかん)最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ): season MVP, annual MVP

USAGE NOTE:
Japanese sports media often use the English abbreviation MVP (read エムブイピー) interchangeably with 最優秀選手(さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ). On NHK and in official league announcements, the full Japanese form is usually preferred; in casual sports journalism and fan conversation, "MVP" is equally common.

RELATED AWARD TERMS:

  • 最優秀新人選手(さいゆうしゅうしんじんせんしゅ) / 新人王(しんじんおう): Rookie of the Year
  • 優秀選手(ゆうしゅうせんしゅ): outstanding player (a step below MVP; several may be chosen)
  • 首位打者(しゅいだしゃ): batting champion (baseball)
  • 最多勝(さいたしょう): most wins (baseball pitcher)
  • 得点王(とくてんおう): top scorer (soccer)
  • 敢闘賞(かんとうしょう): fighting-spirit award
  • 殊勲賞(しゅくんしょう): distinguished-service award

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Formal and written. Appears on trophies, in press releases, and in official team communications. Casual fans will also say MVP directly.

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