Japanese symbol for “outbid”

競り落とす

せりおとす

Romaji: seriotosu

to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone)

In Japanese, outbid is 競り落とす, read せりおとす (seriotosu).

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Meanings

v5s, vt to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone)
v5s, vt to knock down (at an auction)

Written forms: 競り落とす、競り落す. Readings: せりおとす.

Kanji and stroke order

競

emulate, compete with, bid

on: キョウ、ケイ
kun: きそ.う、せ.る、くら.べる

20 strokes · JLPT 2

落

fall, drop, come down

on: ラク
kun: お.ちる、お.ち、お.とす

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
競技	きょうぎ kyougi	game; match; contest
競争	きょうそう kyousou	competition; contest; rivalry
競馬	けいば keiba	horse racing
競走	きょうそう kyousou	race; run; dash
競合	きょうごう kyougou	contention; competition; rivalry
競う	きそう kisou	to compete; to contend; to vie
落ちる	おちる ochiru	to fall; to drop; to come down
落ち	おち ochi	slip; omission

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.