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Japanese symbol for “trophy”

Romaji: shouhin
prize; trophy

In Japanese, trophy is , read (shouhin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n prize; trophy

Kanji and stroke order

prize, reward, praise
on: ショウ
kun: ほ.める
15 strokes · JLPT 2
goods, refinement, dignity
on: ヒン、ホン
kun: しな
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “trophy”

WordReadingMeaning
トロフィー torofiitrophy
えもの emonospoils; trophy; loot
しょうはい shouhaitrophy; prize cup
ゆうしょうカップ yuushoukappuchampionship cup; trophy

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうきん shoukinprize money; monetary award; reward
かんしょう kanshouappreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
じゅしょう jushouwinning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
にゅうしょう nyuushouwinning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
たいしょう taishoubig prize; first prize
しょうさん shousanpraise; admiration; commendation
さくひん sakuhinwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
しょうひん shouhincommodity; article of commerce; goods

See also: Chinese symbol for “trophy”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.