競争（きょうそう）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: competition
Example sentences
- 会社間の競争は年々激しくなる。 — Competition between companies grows fiercer every year.
- 激しい競争に勝ち残る。 — He survived the fierce competition.
Idioms & proverbs containing “競争”
- 生存競争 (せいぞんきょうそう) — struggle for existence
- 過当競争 (かとうきょうそう) — excessive competition
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