Word Meaning 競り

せり seri

競り is read as せり (seri) and means auction.

Meaning

English

  1. auction
  2. competing
  3. competition

Reading

Kana

せり

Romaji

seri

Writing Variants

  • 糶り せり seri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 98958 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

競り売り

せりうり

auctioning

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

きょうばい

auction

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

Example Sentences

1

かれはさいごのいっぷんでいっきにせりかった。

he won the bidding in one swift move during the final minute.