N478/566

きょうそう

nounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するtransitive verbintransitive verbbiology

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Meanings

  • competition, contest, rivalry, race
  • competition (between organisms or species)

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Example sentences

二人ふたり競争きょうそうしよう。

Let's compete, just the two of us.

この競争きょうそうにはけたくない。

I don't want to lose this competition.

クラスであしはやさを競争きょうそうした。

We had a race in class to see who was the fastest runner.

みせ同士どうし価格かかくげて競争きょうそうしている。

The stores are competing by lowering their prices.

動物どうぶつ世界せかいでもものをめぐって競争きょうそうきる。

Even in the animal world, competition arises over food.