競 – vocab dash

Keyword

compete

emulate
compete with
bid
sell at auction
bout
contest
race

Frequency: #610
Strokes: 20
Grade: 4
JLPT (old): N2
Heisig: 465

Readings

キョウ68%

ケイ14%

せ14%

きそ5%

Mnemonic

Standing up on their hands, one older brother and another older brother compete to see who lasts longest.

Stroke order

Composed of

立standing up 兄older brother 立standing up 兄older brother

Used in vocabulary

競きょう技ぎ

game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event

Noun

競きょう争そう

competition; contest; rivalry; race; competition (between organisms or species)

Noun

競けい馬ば

horse racing

Noun

陸りく上じょう競きょう技ぎ

track and field; athletics

Noun

競けい馬ば場じょう

racecourse; race track

Noun

競きょう合ごう

contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel

Noun

競きょう走そう馬ば

racehorse

Noun

競せる

to compete; to bid; to sell at auction

Godan verb

競せり合あう

to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with

Godan verb

競きょう争そう力りょく

competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power

Noun

競きょう技ぎ場じょう

stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena

Noun

競きょう争そう入にゅう札さつ

competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)

Noun

競きょう合ごう他た社しゃ

competing companies; rival companies

Noun

競くらべ

contest; comparison; competition

Noun

競きょう走そう

race; run; dash; sprint

Noun

競きょう売ばい

auction

Noun

競けい輪りん

keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish

Noun

競きょう泳えい

competitive swimming; swimming race

Noun

競せり合あい

competition

Noun

競きそう

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

Godan verb

競くらべ馬うま

traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine

Noun

競きょう演えん

contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show

Noun

生せい存ぞん競きょう争そう

struggle for existence

Noun

競きょう歩ほ

racewalking; race walking; walking race

Noun