競争

Meanings

1. competition; contest; rivalry; race
2. competition (between organisms or species)

Part of speech: noun, suru verb, transitive, intransitive

Kanji

• 競

  Meanings

  emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction

  On reading

  キョウ、ケイ

  Kun reading

  きそ.う、せ.る、くら.べる

  Strokes

  20

• 争

  Meanings

  contend, dispute, argue

  On reading

  ソウ

  Kun reading

  あらそ.う、いか.でか

  Strokes

  6

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.

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• 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.

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