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Kanji Detail for 競 - "to compete, race"

競

  • Meaning

    競 means "to compete, race." Also associated with strong.

    1. Compete - To vie; to contest.

    2. Race - A competition.

    3. Strong - Powerful; vigorous.

  • Words using 競

    • 競争 きょうそう Listen competition; contest; rivalry
    • 競技 きょうぎ Listen game; match; contest
    • 競馬 けいば Listen horse racing
    • 陸上競技 りくじょうきょうぎ Listen track and field; athletics
    • 競馬場 けいばじょう Listen racecourse; race track
    • 競る せる Listen to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
    • 競り合う せりあう Listen to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
    • 競売 きょうばい Listen auction

  • Four-character idioms with 競

    • 生存競争 せいぞんきょうそう Listen struggle for existence
    • 過当競争 かとうきょうそう Listen excessive competition

  • Tattoo check: 競

    • Verified meaning: to compete, race
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かい, きおい, きそ, きそい)
    • Also carries these associations: strong

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 競

    Given names 競(きそい)Listen 競(きそう)Listen 競(きそお)Listen 競(けい)Listen

    Surnames 競(かい)Listen 競(きおい)Listen 競(きそ)Listen 競(つよし)Listen 競(わたなべ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    emulate; compete with; bid; sell at auction; bout; contest; race

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    contend, vie, compete

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to compete; to contend; to struggle

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to compete, to contend, to vie

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Strong. Such as saying ambitious and competitive spirit. | To contend. Such as both sides contending for victory is called 競爭.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kiso.u(きそ-う) きそ-う

    kura.beru(くら-べる) くら-べる

    se.ru(せ-る) せ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    20 strokes

  • Radical

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    立 (tatsu・tatsuhen)

  • Related Keywords

    compete race strong advance compare struggle contest competition rival match challenge clash rivalry battle duel

Sentences including 競

  • I'll never be able to play again.

  • How did you get to the stadium?

  • I ran a race with him.

  • It's fun to watch the race.

  • He took part in the athletic meeting.

  • She ran second.

  • Are you going to take part in the contest?

  • It was now a race against time.

  • I took part in the athletic meeting.

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