What is the Kanji for "Compete"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Compete", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Compete" is "競".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Se" and "Kiso".

Its onyomi readings are "Kei" and "Kyou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "立" means "Stand" and can be read as "Ritsu" and "Ta". And The kanji "兄" means "Older brother" and can be read as "Kei", "Kyou", "Ani", and "Nii".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "競" mean in japanese?

"競" means "Compete".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

競争: "Competition". The verbal noun '競争 (きょうそう)' means 'competition'. This term refers to the act of striving against others to achieve a goal or win a contest. It implies a rivalry between parties to outdo each other. Competition can occur in various contexts, such as sports, businesses, or academic pursuits. For example: The athletes competed fiercely in the competition - (競争で選手たちは激しく戦った). I enjoy the thrill of competition - (競争の興奮が好きだ)

競技: "Competition". The Japanese verbal noun '競技 (きょうぎ)' means 'competition'. This word refers to an organized event where people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport or activity. It is commonly used to describe athletic competitions, but can also be applied to other competitive activities. For example: The athletes are preparing for the upcoming competition - (選手たちは次の競技に備えている). Let's watch the competition together - (一緒に競技を見ましょう).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". And The hiragana "そ" is read as "so".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.