Word Meaning 競ふ

きおう kiou

競ふ is read as きおう (kiou) and means to compete.

Meaning

English

to compete
to contend
to vie

Reading

Kana

きおう

Romaji

kiou

Writing Variants

勢ふきおう kiou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 98014 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

競争

きょうそう

competition (between organisms or species)

競技

きょうぎ

game

競馬

けいば

horse racing

競売

けいばい

auction

競輪

けいりん

keirin

競う

きそう

to compete

競り合う

せりあう

to struggle for

競馬場

けいばじょう

racecourse

競り合い

せりあい

competition

競合

きょうごう

contention

競る

せる

to bid

競走

きょうそう

race