20 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

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

Kun'yomi
  • to compete
  • to compete ②to bid ③to sell at auction
  • to compare ②to compete
On'yomi
  • キョウ
  • ケイ
Nanori
  • かい
  • わたなべ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョウ 64.0%
きそ 23.6%
6.8%
ケイ 5.5%
くらべる 0.1%

Character Breakdown

emulate, compete with, bid
キョウ きそ.う せ.る (4th, N2)
contend, vie, compete
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
elder brother, big brother
あに キョウ ケイ (2nd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 7AF6
JIS X 0208 1-22-5
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3364
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4244
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1847
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2322
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1200
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1639
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 434
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 465
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 609
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2927
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 464
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25831
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 463
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 852
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 871
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 379
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 789
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 487
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 640
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1020
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1463
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 441
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5b15.1
Four corner code 0021.6
De Roo Code 457