► 動詞
争う [(3)あらそう] meaning: compete rank: 1
☆ 32カ国が世界選手権を懸けて争う ⇨ 32 countries battle for the world championship
競う [(2)きそう] [liter] meaning: compete rank: 1
☆ サッカーではボールをゴールに蹴り入れて得点を競う ⇨ In football you compete for scores by kicking a ball into goals
競争 [きょうそう] [競争する] meaning: compete rank: 1
☆ 二人の兄弟はなににつけても競争する ⇨ The two brothers compete with each other over anything
勝負 [(1)しょうぶ] [勝負する] meaning: compete rank: 1
☆ うちの製品は優れた使い易さで勝負する ⇨ The selling point of our products is superior ease of use
☆ 日本のラグビーは力では敵わないので速さで勝負する ⇨ Japanese Rugby can’t compete with power, so they rely on speed
対抗 [たいこう] [対抗する] meaning: compete rank: 2
☆ 彼等は競争相手に対抗して同じような製品を売り出した ⇨ They launched a similar product to compete against the rivals
競り合う [(3)せりあう] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 彼等は市場で激しく競り合っている ⇨ They are fiercely competing in the market
張り合う [(3)はりあう] [coll] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 彼等兄弟は何かに付けていつも張り合っている ⇨ The brothers are always competing with each other about everything (☛ Compete fiercely, often just for bragging rights)
ぶつかる [ぶつかる] [coll] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ うちのチームは一回戦で優勝候補にぶつかって負けた ⇨ Our team had to play against the tournament favorite in the first game and lost
ぶつける [ぶつける] [coll] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 監督は新人投手を相手のエースにぶつけた ⇨ The manager pitted our rookie pitcher against the opponent’s ace
競い合う [(4)きそいあう] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 双子は子供の時から何かに付けて競い合ってきた ⇨ The twins have competed with each other about everything since childhood
☆ 複数の会社が市場で競い合っている ⇨ Multiple companies are competing in the market
競合 [きょうごう] [競合する] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 両社は携帯電話市場で競合している ⇨ The two companies are competing in the cell phone market (☛ Usually competitions between groups, organizations)
争奪 [そうだつ] [争奪する] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 近い将来残った天然資源を争奪して戦争が起こるであろう ⇨ In the near future there will be a war to fight for the remaining natural resources (☛ fight to take possession of something)
転戦 [てんせん] [転戦する] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 彼女は世界を転戦している ⇨ She’s competing all over the world (☛ Compete, typically in sports, in many different locations)
競る [(1)せる] meaning: compete rank: 5
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► 成句
相手 [あいて] [相手になる] meaning: compete rank: 1
☆ 彼はテニスが凄く強くて私では相手にならない ⇨ He is so good at tennis that I can’t even come close to competing with him
► 名詞
競争 [きょうそう] meaning: compete rank: 1
☆ 自動車業界の競争は非常に激しい ⇨ The competition in the auto industry is fierce
勝負 [(1)しょうぶ] meaning: compete rank: 1
☆ 勝負は最後の最後まで分からない ⇨ You never know what will happen in a game until the very end. A game is not over until it is over
競技 [(1)きょうぎ] [liter] meaning: compete rank: 2
☆ 陸上競技 ⇨ A track and field competition (☛ Usually only refers to sport and skill competitions)
競争力 [(4)きょうそうりょく] meaning: compete rank: 2
☆ 我が国の産業はもっと国際競争力を付けなくてはいけない ⇨ The industries of our country needs to develop more international competitiveness
☆ 競争力の低い製品 ⇨ A product with low competitiveness
対抗 [たいこう] meaning: compete rank: 2
☆ 国対抗の競技 ⇨ A country versus country, international, competition
☆ 彼は兄に対する対抗心が強い (たいこうしん) ⇨ He is very competitive against his big brother
予選 [よせん] meaning: compete rank: 2
☆ 彼は予選を通過できなかった ⇨ He wasn’t able to get out of the qualifier (☛ The qualifier in a competition)
勝ち負け [(2)かちまけ] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 人生は勝ち負けの問題ではない ⇨ Life is not about win and loss, competition
太刀打ち [(1)たちうち] [太刀打ち出来ない] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 我々の戦力では彼等にはとても太刀打ち出来ない ⇨ We won’t come close to compete with them with what we have now (☛ Usually in negative as “太刀打ち出来ない”)
負けん気 [まけんき] [負けん気が強い] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 負けん気の強い子 ⇨ A child who hate to lose. A defiant, gusty, child (☛ Dogged and tough-minded)
合戦 [かっせん] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 世界では新技術開発合戦が続いている ⇨ The battle to develop new technologies is going on in the world (☛ Continuous competitions where competitors keep one-upping each other)
☆ 紅白歌合戦 (こうはくうたがっせん) ⇨ The women-men singing competition (☛ 紅白歌合戦 is a famous music show held every year on New Year’s Eve in Japan, where female and male all-stars compete)
競争率 [(4)きょうそうりつ] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ あの学校の倍率は二十倍近い ⇨ The acceptance ratio of that school is almost 20:1 (☛ The ratio of applicants to winners, typically for schools and jobs)
競り合い [せりあい] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 上位三チームの間で激しい競り合いが続いている ⇨ The top three teams are in a tight battle
争奪 [そうだつ] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 第二次大戦は石油の争奪が一つの原因だった ⇨ The fight for oil was one of the causes of WW2 (☛ An intense fight to take possession of something)
倍率 [ばいりつ] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ あの学校の倍率は二十倍近い ⇨ The acceptance ratio of that school is almost 20:1 (☛ The ratio of applicants to winners, typically for schools and jobs)
不戦 [ふせん] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 相手が怪我で辞退したので彼は不戦勝した (ふせんしょう) ⇨ He won without playing, by default, because the opponent had withdrawn with injury (☛ Without actually fighting, competing)
► 形容動詞
負けず嫌い [(4)まけずぎらい] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 彼は子供の時から負けず嫌いだった ⇨ He has always hated to lose, been extremely competitive, since childhood
勝ち気 [かちき] meaning: compete rank: 4
☆ 彼女は体は小さいが勝ち気な娘だ ⇨ She is petite but very competitive