Meaning of 競う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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競う
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Kana Readingきそう
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Romajikisō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to compete with
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to emulate
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Example Sentences
競う, きそう used in context
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ノルディックコンバインドは冬季スキー競技スポーツの一つで、クロスカントリースキーとスキージャンプという二つのノルディックスキー競技を組み合わせて競う競技のことである。
Nordic combined is one of the winter sport events, a competition where you compete on the combination of two Nordic style ski events - cross country skiing and ski jumping.
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They contended with each other for the prize.
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He is seriously competing with her in the polling score.
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We competed with each other for the prize.
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High school baseball teams competed with one another at the tournament.
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Our team competed with a powerful rival.
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Kanji found in this word
emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
On: キョウ, ケイ
Kun: きそ.う, せ.る, くら.べる
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