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競う[きそう] (kisou)

compete with; contend

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Meaning

競う (きそう, kisou) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “compete with; contend”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼かれらは料理りょうりの腕うでを競きそっています

They are having a cookery competition.

的中数を競う。

Compete based on the number of bull's-eyes.

2チームは決勝けっしょう戦せんで競きそった。

The two teams competed in the final game.

私わたし達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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