No. 382 in Japanese
表彰
Commendation or recognition.
In a sentence
彼はその研究で表彰を受けました。
He received an award for that research.
The word 表彰 (hyōshō) here is used to denote the act of receiving official recognition or an award for an accomplishment.
大会で一位になった選手が表彰されました。
The athlete who won first place in the competition was recognized.
In this sentence, 表彰 is used in the passive form to indicate that the subject was officially recognized and likely awarded.
市民の模範的行動が表彰の対象となります。
Exemplary actions by citizens become subject to recognition.
Here, 表彰 is used to describe the concept of being eligible for formal recognition or awards.
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