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競

Emulate

WaniKani level 11JLPT N2Joyo grade 4Top 500-1,000 · #61020 strokes

Meanings

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

On'yomi

きょう、 けい

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 競

競 is written in 20 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

競 (Emulate) is taught on WaniKani at level 11 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #610 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 20 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 11

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Words using 競

競うきそうto compete競るせるto compete競泳きょうえいcompetitive swimming競演きょうえんcontest (between performers)競技きょうぎgame競合きょうごうcontention競争きょうそうcompetition競争力きょうそうりょくcompetitiveness競走きょうそうrace競艇きょうていkyōtei競馬けいばhorse racing競売きょうばいauction競歩きょうほracewalking競輪けいりんkeirin

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