Japanese Word Entry
競り負ける| Kana: | せりまける |
| Romaji: | serimakeru |
| Definition: | to lose a closely fought contest |
| Alternative form: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 競 | emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race, contend, vie, compete |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng) |
| Cantonese: | ging6 |
| Japanese: | キョウ (kyou)、 ケイ (kei) / きそ.う (kisou)、 せ.る (seru)、 くら.べる (kuraberu) |
| Korean: | 경 (gyeong) |
| Vietnamese: | cạnh |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 竞 |
| 負 | defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility, load, burden, carry |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄈㄨˋ (fù) |
| Cantonese: | fu6 |
| Japanese: | フ (fu)、 ブ (bu) / ま.ける (makeru)、 ま.かす (makasu)、 お.う (ou)、 たのむ (tanomu) |
| Korean: | 부 (bu) |
| Vietnamese: | phụ |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 负 |