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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 7

競 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

compete

On: キョウkyou ケイkei
Kun: きそうkisou せるseru くらべるkuraberu きおうkiou

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

競20 strokes

How to write 競: stroke order

競 has 20 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

競 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 競 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 競

The parts 競 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

立
stand; establish
Radical
兄
older brother

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 7

帯 belt; zone; bearOnタイKunおび、おびる歴 history; successive experienceOnレキ、レッキ、リャクKunへる編 knit; compileOnヘンKunあむ、あみ、とじいと裏 back; reverse; insideOnリKunうら、うち比 compare; ratioOnヒKunくらべる、ならぶ、たぐい坂 slope; hillOnハン、バンKunさか装 dress; equipOnソウ、ショウKunよそおう、よそおい、よそう省 omit; reflect; ministryOnショウ、セイKunかえりみる、はぶく税 taxOnゼイ、セイKunみつぎ競 competeOnキョウ、ケイKunきそう、せる、くらべる