受賞式(じゅしょうしき)

じゅしょうしき
noun
award ceremony; awards ceremony
1. award ceremony; awards ceremony; prize-giving ceremony
A formal event at which prizes or awards are presented to recipients. Used for literary prizes, film awards, academic honors, and other recognition events.
受賞式(じゅしょうしき)に出席(しゅっせき)する。
I will attend the award ceremony.
受賞式(じゅしょうしき)で感動的(かんどうてき)なスピーチが行(おこな)われた。
A moving speech was given at the award ceremony.
ノーベル賞(しょう)の受賞式(じゅしょうしき)は毎年(まいとし)ストックホルムで開催(かいさい)される。
The Nobel Prize award ceremony is held in Stockholm every year.

Compound of 受賞(じゅしょう) ('receiving a prize') and 式(しき) ('ceremony'). Follows the productive 〜式(しき) pattern: 卒業式(そつぎょうしき) ('graduation ceremony'), 結婚式(けっこんしき) ('wedding ceremony'), 入学式(にゅうがくしき) ('entrance ceremony').

USAGE:

  • Commonly encountered in news about film, literature, music, and academic awards
  • The word focuses on the ceremony itself, not the act of winning — for the latter, use 受賞(じゅしょう)
  • Often modified by the name of the specific award: ノーベル賞(しょう)受賞式(じゅしょうしき)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 受賞式(じゅしょうしき)に出席(しゅっせき)する: to attend an award ceremony
  • 受賞式(じゅしょうしき)を開催(かいさい)する: to hold an award ceremony
  • 受賞式(じゅしょうしき)のスピーチ: award ceremony speech
  • 年間(ねんかん)受賞式(じゅしょうしき): annual award ceremony

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 授賞式(じゅしょうしき): award-giving ceremony — same reading, written with 授(じゅ) ('to grant') instead of 受(じゅ) ('to receive'); focuses on the giver's perspective
  • 表彰式(ひょうしょうしき): commendation ceremony — broader, includes recognition of merit not limited to prizes
  • 式典(しきてん): ceremony — general term for any formal ceremony
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