賞金
しょうきん · shoukin · JLPT N2 · noun
monetary award
🏆 賞 (prize) + 金 (money) = money given as a prize; sounds like 'show-kin'
金 — roof 亼 + two dots (metal nuggets) + earth 土
Originally a pictograph of metal nuggets buried in the earth beneath a covering, with the two dots representing pieces of ore. It first meant 'metal' broadly, then narrowed to 'gold' as the most precious metal, and by extension 'money'.