競
Emulate, Compete With JLPT N2
20 strokes · school grade 4 · frequency rank #610
Meaning
Emulate, Compete With, Bid, Sell At Auction, Bout, Contest, Race
Readings
On’yomiキョウ kyou、ケイ kei
Kun’yomiきそ.う kisou、せ.る seru、くら.べる kuraberu
Radical
Components
A basic character — not built from smaller components.
Example sentences
- 彼は競馬で時間をむだに過ごした。He wasted his time on gambling at the horse races.
- 競技者は気迫と自信に満ちている。The athlete was full of spirit and confidence.
- みんなでカブトムシを競争させた。We raced our beetles.
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Not used as a component of other kanji in this set.
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