競 — kanji meaning “emulate”
競
emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
- Meanings
- emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
- On'yomi
- キョウ (kyou)、ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi
- きそ.う、せ.る、くら.べる
- Name readings
- かい、わたなべ
- Strokes
- 20
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #610 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 117
- Chinese reading
- jìng — Chinese character page
Words with 競
| 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 |
| 競泳 | きょうえい kyouei | competitive swimming; swimming race |
| 競売 | きょうばい kyoubai | auction |
| 競輪 | けいりん keirin | keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish |
| 競艇 | きょうてい kyoutei | kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan |
| 競演 | きょうえん kyouen | contest (between performers); competitive performance |
| 競い合う | きそいあう kisoiau | to compete with; to vie for |
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