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けっこ

rarely used kanji formcolloquialusually written using kana alonenounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するintransitive verb

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Meanings

(foot) race, sprint

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Example sentences

子供こどもたちは公園こうえんけっこをしてあそんだ。

The children played by racing each other in the park.

運動会うんどうかいけっこ出場しゅつじょうする予定よていだ。

I am planning to participate in the sprint race at the athletic meet.

彼女かのじょおさなころからけっこ得意とくいで、クラスで一番いちばんはやかった。

She had been good at sprinting since she was young and was the fastest in her class.

二人ふたりわらいながらけっこして、さきにゴールにいたほうがジュースをおごることにした。

The two of them raced each other laughingly, deciding that whoever reached the goal first would treat the other to juice.

かつては近所きんじょ子供こどもたちと毎日まいにちのようにけっこをしたものだが、いまではそういった光景こうけいもめったにられなくなった。

There was a time when children in the neighborhood would race each other almost every day, but nowadays such scenes are rarely seen anymore.