表 彰 状(ひょうしょうじょう)

ひょうしょうじょう

noun

certificate of commendation; award certificate

1. certificate of commendation; award certificate

A formal document presented to praise an achievement or long service, typically read aloud at a ceremony before being handed over. Common in schools, workplaces, and local government.

校長(こうちょう)から表彰状(ひょうしょうじょう)をもらった。

I received a certificate of commendation from the principal.

式(しき)では市長(しちょう)が表彰状(ひょうしょうじょう)を読(よ)み上(あ)げた。

At the ceremony, the mayor read the certificate of commendation aloud.

三十年(さんじゅうねん)勤(つと)めた父(ちち)は、会社(かいしゃ)から表彰状(ひょうしょうじょう)と記念品(きねんひん)を贈(おく)られた。

My father, who worked there for thirty years, was presented with a certificate of commendation and a memento by the company.

表彰(ひょうしょう) (public commendation) + 状(じょう) (written document).

Common collocations

表彰状(ひょうしょうじょう)を贈(おく)る: to present a certificate
表彰状(ひょうしょうじょう)を授与(じゅよ)する: to confer a certificate (formal)
表彰状(ひょうしょうじょう)を読(よ)み上(あ)げる: to read the certificate aloud

Similar words

賞状(しょうじょう): award certificate — for winning a contest or placing in a competition
感謝状(かんしゃじょう): certificate of appreciation — thanks for help or cooperation, not merit
修了証(しゅうりょうしょう): certificate of completion — records finishing a course

Related Words

Compare: 賞状(しょうじょう) (award certificate)

Compare: 感謝状(かんしゃじょう) (letter of appreciation)

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Added 2026.8.16 15:19 · Revised 2026.9.28 9:58

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