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็ซถ
Compete, Contest
ใใ (ใ), ใ (ใ)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan hosts many traditional competitions, from sumo tournaments to high school sports festivals. The word ็ซถๆ (kyลgi), meaning 'competition' or 'sporting event,' is commonly seen during the Olympics and national championships.
Memory Trick
Imagine two runners racing side by side toward the finish line. Each one is trying to beat the other, helping you remember that ็ซถ means 'to compete.'
Readings
Onyomi: ใญใงใฆ (kyou)
Kunyomi: ใใ (ใ), ใ (ใ)
Example Words
็ซถไบ
ใใใใใ (kyousou)
Competition
็ซถๆ
ใใใใ (kyougi)
Sport, Competition
็ซถใ
ใใใ (kisou)
To compete
ๅฝ้็ซถไบ
ใใใใใใใใใ (kokusai kyousou)
International competition
Example Sentence
ไธ็ไธญ ใฎ ้ธๆ ใ ้ใกใใซ ใ ็ซถใใพใใใ
ใใใใใ ใ ใฎ ใใใใ ใ ใใใกใใซ ใ ใใใใพใใใ
sekaijuu no senshu ga kin medaru o kisoimashita
Athletes from around the world competed for the gold medal.