This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キョウ、ケイ、きそ.う、せ.る、くら.べる
Romaji: kyō, kei, kiso.u, se.ru, kura.beru
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Name Readings

Kana: かい、わたなべ
Romaji: kai, watanabe
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Meanings

emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  20
Radical Number:  117
Frequency:  610
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-10-10
Korean Reading:  gyeong
Chinese Reading:  jing4
Unicode:  7af6
JIS:  3625

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1847
Nelson Index: 3364
New Nelson Index: 4244
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5b15.1
Four Corner Index: 0021.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 463
Gakken Index: 609
Japanese Names Index: 2927
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25831
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.7280
Remembering the kanji Index: 434
Kanji Flashcards Index: 789
Kodansha Compact Index: 1463
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 487
Kanji in Context Index: 1020
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1200
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1639
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 441
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 465
Essential Kanji Index: 464
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2322
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 457
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 379
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 640

Words

競り (せり)
competing; competition; auction
競技 (きょうぎ)
game; match; contest
競走 (きょうそう)
race
競争 (きょうそう)
competition; contest; to compete
競べ馬 (くらべうま)
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine
(くら)
contest; match
競馬 (けいば)
horse racing
競輪 (けいりん、ケイリン)
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
競艇 (きょうてい)
boat race
競合 (きょうごう)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
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