競 – emulate, compete with, bid

20 strokesTaught in grade 4#610 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 競 means emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ、ケイ (kyou, kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is きそ.う、せ.る、くら.べる (kisou, seru, kuraberu). It is written with 20 strokes, under radical 立 (no. 117).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	きそ.う	kisou
Kun’yomi	せ.る	seru
Kun’yomi	くら.べる	kuraberu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 立 (Kangxi radical 117). Components: 口・立・儿.

Words using 競

競争きょうそうcompetition競技きょうぎgame競馬けいばhorse racing

Example sentences

十中八九、彼が競争に勝つでしょう。

In nine cases out of ten, he will win the race.

Tatoeba #148063

ジェーンとメアリーはいつも人の気を引こうと競争している。

Jane and Mary are always competing for attention.

Tatoeba #216536

あなたは競技に参加しましたか。

Did you take part in the game?

Tatoeba #232117

Kanji with the same radical

立端章童

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