Kanji 競: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

Key takeaways

Kanji 競: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

競

Meaning

emulatecompete withbidsell at auctionboutcontestrace

On reading

キョウケイ

Kun reading

きそ.うせ.るくら.べる

Radical

立

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 競

emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

Kanji structure breakdown

競

Structure breakdown

立 + 兄

Mnemonic story

Two older brothers (兄) are standing (立) side-by-side to start a race. Imagine a scene where they are competing fiercely against each other to win.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

キョウ

競馬けいば
horse racing
競技きょうぎ
competition / contest / match
競争きょうそう
competition / rivalry / contest

Commonly used words

競馬
けいば
horse racing
競技
きょうぎ
competition / contest / match
競争
きょうそう
competition / rivalry / contest

Example sentences

Example 1

週末に競馬を見に行きます。

Translation

I will go watch horse racing this weekend.

Example 2

競馬でお金をかけて楽しむ人もいる。

Translation

Some people enjoy betting money on horse racing.

Example 3

明日の競技に出ます。

Translation

I will participate in tomorrow's competition.

Example 4

この競技はとても人気です。

Translation

This competition is very popular.

Kanji 競: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

競馬 (けいば): meaning and examples

競技 (きょうぎ): meaning and examples

競争 (きょうそう): meaning and examples