競 — 20 strokes ／ Radical「立」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 20 strokes ／ Radical「立」
- On
- キョウ・ケイきょう・けい · kyō · kei
- Kun
- きそ(う)・せ(る)kiso(u) · se(ru)
- Meaning
- compete, contend, race
Stroke order
Origin
A compound-meaning character showing two people running side by side, competing with each other — hence the meaning 'to compete'.
Readings and examples
| Onキョウきょうkyō | 競争きょうそう競技きょうぎ競泳きょうえい |
|---|---|
| Onケイけいkei | 競馬けいば競輪けいりん |
| Kunきそうkisō | 競うきそう |
| Kunせるseru | 競るせる競り合うせりあう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 競争きょうそう
competition
- 競技きょうぎ
sports event, contest
- 競艇きょうてい
- 姸を競うけんをきそう
Example
運動会で、みんなで一とうを競う。
At the sports day they all compete for first place.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)