EntryCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 11
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    competition; contest; rivalry; race

    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.
  2. competition (between organisms or species)

    Biology

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
きそ.う、せ.る、くら.べる
On
キョウ、ケイ
Strokes
20
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
610 of 2500
Radical
stand
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かい、わたなべ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-10, 2-10-10SKIP code
5b15.1The Kanji Dictionary
0021.6Four corner code
457deroo
7af6Unicode hex code
1-22-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4244New Nelson (John Haig)
1847New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2322Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1200Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1639Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
434Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
465Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
609A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2927Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
464Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25831Morohashi
463A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
852Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
871Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
379sakade
789Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
487henshall3
640Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1020Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1463Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
441Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jing4Pinyin reading
gyeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

contend, dispute, argue

Kun
あらそ.う、いか.でか
On
ソウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
271 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
2n4.2The Kanji Dictionary
2750.7Four corner code
2547deroo
4e89Unicode hex code
1-33-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
186Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
69New Nelson (John Haig)
2030New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2523Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1281Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1749Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1154Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1238Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
271A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
344Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
311Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
236Morohashi
529A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
302Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
302Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
451sakade
295Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
558henshall3
467Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
107crowley
361Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
274Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1162Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zheng1Pinyin reading
jaengKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level