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表層形
駆け比べ
カケクラベ
名詞

駆け比べ (カケクラベ)

Kakekurabe · かけくらべ — race, footrace

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駆け比べ in rōmaji: kakekurabe.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 駆け競べ 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
駆け比べ
見出し語 (Lemma)
駆け競べ
読み (Reading)
カケクラベ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
駆け比べ
読み・基本形
カケクラベ
表記・基本形
駆け比べ
見出し語の読み
カケクラベ
💡 English Meaning

駆け比べ means “race, footrace” — full definition & examples →

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駆け競べ (カケクラベ) — main entry →

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カケクラベ
Lemma: 駆け競べ
名詞普通名詞一般*
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The surface form (駆け比べ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (駆け競べ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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