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競

JLPT N2 SL4 20 strokes Frequency: #610

Meanings

Emulate, Compete With, Bid, Sell At Auction, Bout, Contest, Race

Radicals

立

Decomposition

⿰竞竞

Etymology

Ideographic: Two people 竞 locked in a struggle

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 20

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left

2 horizontal bottom-to-top

3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

4 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-to-top

6 vertical bottom-to-top

7 corner bottom-to-top

8 horizontal bottom-to-top

9 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

10 curve bottom-to-top

11 vertical right-to-left

12 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

13 dot right-to-left

14 diagonal right-to-left

15 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

16 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

17 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

18 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

19 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

20 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キョウ kyou

ケイ kei

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

くら kura

せ se

きそ kiso

Words Using This Kanji

184 words total

Other (20 words)

飛び込み競技とびこみきょうぎ

diving competition

運動競技うんどうきょうぎ

athletic sports

企業競争力きぎょうきょうそうりょく

business competitiveness

企業競争きぎょうきょうそう

business competition

競馬予想けいばよそう

racing tip

競べ馬くらべうま

traditional horse-racing

公営競技こうえいきょうぎ

government-controlled gambling sport (Japan)

competitive karuta

auction hall

competition

speed contest

buying and selling at auction

競り売買せりばいばい

auction

競走場きょうそうじょう

race track

強制競売きょうせいけいばい

compulsory sale by auction

競ふきおう

to compete

花競べはなくらべ

flower-comparing contest (Heian period)

初競りはつせり

first wholesale produce market of the year (usu. auction of seafood, fruit, etc.)

競り負けるせりまける

to lose a closely fought contest

ハードル競技ハードルきょうぎ

hurdling

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