Competition grades in Japanese I need to make a design for competition certificates in a martial art, and I would like to put the grades in Japanese. I am not sure for instance if this is correct: "" for "second place" in the context of a competition. What is the correct way of saying 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in a competition?

To tell the truth, the only people who can decide what to call the prizes are none other than those who are holding this competition. All anyone here could do is to give examples of what the prizes are "often" named.

Example #1:

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Example #2:



Note that without the would be **too informal** to use on certificates, plaques, trophies, etc.