Kanji1 / 20
競 kanji
emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 20
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
キョウケイ
Kun readings
きそうせるくらべる
Words with 競
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4競争Popularcompetition; contest; rivalry; race; competition (between organisms or species)
- N3競技Populargame; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
- —競泳Popularcompetitive swimming; swimming race
- —競演Popularcontest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
- —競合Popularcontention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
- —競走Popularrace; run; dash; sprint
- —競艇Popularkyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
- —競売Popularauction
- —競歩Popularracewalking; race walking; walking race
- —競争力Popularcompetitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
- —競走馬Popularracehorse
- —競技場Popularstadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
- —陸上競技Populartrack and field; athletics
- —競争入札Popularcompetitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
- —競合他社Popularcompeting companies; rival companies
- —競作competing (with each other) in creating (composing, drawing, writing, etc.); competition to produce an (artistic, literary, etc.) work
- —競漕regatta; boat race
- —競映competitive showing of films
- —競翔flying race (between pigeons)
- —競落acquisition at an auction