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The kanji 競: meaning, readings and stroke order
競
- Meaning
- compete, race
- On reading
- キョウ kyou、ケイ kei
- Kun reading
- きそ（う） kisou、せ（る） seru
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 立 stand, erect
- Level
- Level 4 · grade 4
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- thi đua, cạnh tranh (cạnh)
- Japanese
- きそう。せりあう。
- Korean
- 겨루다, 경쟁하다 (경)
- Chinese
- 比赛、竞争 (竞)
Readings, words and example sentences
キョウ kyou · on reading · less common
競技
sports event, competition
夏の 競技に 参加します。
I take part in a summer competition.
ケイ kei · on reading · less common
競馬
horse racing
競馬の 馬は とても 速く 走ります。
Racehorses run very fast.
きそ（う） kisou · kun reading
競う
to compete
二人が 走る 速さを 競います。
The two of them race to see who is faster.
せ（る） seru · kun reading · less common
競る
to compete closely
最後まで 一位を 競り合いました。
They fought for first place right to the end.
Practise writing 競 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 競 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 4 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.