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競う
kisou
also spelled kiso
to compete, to contend, to vie, to contest
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  1. kisou to compete, to contend, to vie, to contest
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Kanji Breakdown
競
Emulate, Compete With, Bid, Sell At Auction, Bout, Contest, Race
On: きょう,けい Kun: きそ.う,せ.る,くら.べる
20 strokes N2
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U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
競う (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく競うことがあります。
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