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競争

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

競争 — “competition, contest”

競争 (read きょうそう) means competition, contest. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

きょうそう

Meaning

competition, contest

競争 in a sentence

マラソンの競争きょうそうに参加さんかします。

I take part in the marathon competition.

The kanji in 競争

競to compete
争fight, competition

Words that share a kanji with 競争

競技きょうぎ— competition, event, match
競馬けいば— horse racing
戦争せんそう— war
論争ろんそう— dispute, controversy, argument
争うあらそう— to compete, to contend, to quarrel, to dispute

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