How to say "award" in Japanese

• 賞しょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)The noun for the prize or award itself — the honor that is won or presented. When English 'award' means the thing given, this is the word you want.
  期待きたいされたとおり彼かれは賞しょうを得えた。↗

  As was expected, he won the prize.
• 与えるあたえるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe general verb 'to give,' with a nuance of giving to someone of lower status. It covers the act of awarding something to a person, with the emphasis on the giving itself.
  人ひとは天てんから与あたえられるのでなければ、なにもうけることはできません。↗

  A man can receive only what is given to him from heaven.
• 裁定さいていCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA decision or ruling; its 'award' is the arbitration sense — an award as the outcome an arbitrator hands down. For prizes and honors this is not the word you want.
• 褒賞ほうしょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA prize or reward given in recognition of merit; it overlaps with 賞 but carries a reward-like nuance. For an ordinary prize or award, 賞 is the word you will usually want.
• 授けるさずけるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbTo grant, confer, or bestow; it fits the act of awarding in the sense of formally conferring something on a recipient, rather than plain giving.
  聖霊せいれいがある方かたの上うえに下くだって、その上うえにとどまられるのが見みえたなら、その方かたこそ聖霊せいれいによってバプテスマを授さずける方かたである。↗

  The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.

For the prize itself use 賞; for the act of giving it, 「与える」 or the more conferring-flavored 「授ける」; 褒賞 adds a reward nuance; 裁定 is only the legal 'award' of arbitration.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 賞しょうprize
• 与えるあたえるto give (esp. to someone of lower status)
• 裁定さいていdecision
• 褒賞ほうしょうprize
• 授けるさずけるto grant
• アワードaward
• 贈るおくるto confer
• こますto give