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競 — JLPT N2 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: キョウ, ケイ  ·  Kunyomi: きそ.う, くら.べる, せ.る  ·  Meanings: bid, bout, compete with, contest, emulate, race, sell at auction

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Unicode: 7AF6 Strokes: 20
JLPT N2
Meanings
bid, bout, compete with, contest, emulate, race, sell at auction
Onyomi
キョウ, ケイ
Kunyomi
きそ.う, くら.べる, せ.る
Name Readings
かい, わたなべ
JLPT
N2
Grade
4
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
くら contest, match Suffix
競り せり competing, competition Noun
競技 きょうぎ game, match, contest, competition, sport, (sporting) event common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
競馬 けいば horse racing common JLPT-N2 Noun
比べる くらべる to compare, to make a comparison (between) common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
競争 きょうそう competition, contest, rivalry, race common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
競技場 きょうぎじょう stadium, (sports) ground, (playing) field, arena common Noun
競走 きょうそう race, run, dash, sprint common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
競売 きょうばい auction common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
競泳 きょうえい competitive swimming, swimming race common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
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