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競

Compete
Stroke count: 20

Readings

On readingキョウ、ケイ
Kun readingきそ.う、せ.る
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 11

Verbs with «競»

競る競う競争する

Meanings

  1. compete
  2. emulate
  3. compete with
    彼は得票数で彼女と激しく競いあっている。He is seriously competing with her in the polling score.tatoeba
  4. bid
  5. sell at auction
  6. bout
  7. contest
  8. race
    鳩山さんが競馬で妻子を養っていると言っています。Hatoyama says that he supports his family by gambling on horse racing.tatoeba
    彼は双眼鏡で競馬を見た。He watched the horse racing through his binoculars.tatoeba
  9. vieRtK
  1. to compete
  2. to contend
  3. to vie
  4. to contest

Popular Usage

競争競技競馬

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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vase · stand up (立) · elder brother · teenager · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 465

Compound words

競争きょうそう
competition; contest; rivalry; race; competition (between organisms or species)
競技きょうぎ
game; match; contest; competition; sport
競馬けいば
horse racing
競うきそう
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
競るせる
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
競泳きょうえい
competitive swimming; swimming race
競演きょうえん
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
競合きょうごう
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
競走きょうそう
race; run; dash; sprint
競艇きょうてい
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
競売きょうばい
auction
競歩きょうほ
racewalking; race walking; walking race
競輪けいりん
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
競争力きょうそうりょく
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
競走馬きょうそうば
racehorse
競馬場けいばじょう
racecourse; race track
競技場きょうぎじょう
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
陸上競技りくじょうきょうぎ
track and field; athletics
競り合いせりあい
competition
競り合うせりあう
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
競争入札きょうそうにゅうさつ
competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
競合他社きょうごうたしゃ
competing companies; rival companies
競べくらべ
contest
競漕きょうそう
regatta

On Reading Examples

ダービー競馬の日は２週間後の水曜日だ。けいば
Derby Day is Wednesday fortnight.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は走り幅跳びに専念するために競争をやめた。
He has given up running in order to focus on the long jump.tatoeba
彼は強力な競争相手を打ち破った。
He defeated his powerful antagonists.tatoeba
太陽が丘陸上競技場
Taiyogaoka athletics stadiumwiki
一部のスポーツ競技
Sportswiki

Stroke Order

20 strokes

Compete. Two 兄 (older brothers) side by side — each wants to be first.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 競

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step