Illustration: At a neighborhood sports day on a Japanese school field, two adult runners race shoulder to shoulder toward a finish ribbon. Both lean forward, drive their arms and glance sideways to judge the other's position.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

競きそう

kisou

to compete, to vie

Example sentences

私達わたしたちはお互たがいにその賞しょうを競きそった。
We competed with each other for the prize.
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高校野球こうこうやきゅうチームは選手権大会せんしゅけんたいかいで競きそいあった。
High school baseball teams competed with one another at the tournament.
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彼かれらは賞しょうを取とろうとお互たがいに競きそった。
They contended with each other for the prize.
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Kanji in 競

競emulate; compete withOnキョウ・ケイKunきそう・せる・くらべる

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