Japanese Word Entry
根比べ| Kana: | こんくらべ |
| Romaji: | konkurabe |
| Definition: | endurance contest, test of endurance |
| Alternative forms: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 根 | root, radical, head (pimple), base(d on), foundation |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄣ (gēn) |
| Cantonese: | gan1 |
| Japanese: | コン (kon) / ね (ne)、 -ね (-ne) |
| Korean: | 근 (geun) |
| Vietnamese: | căn |
| 比 | compare, race, ratio, Philippines, to compare, liken, comparison, than |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄧˇ (bǐ), ㄅㄧˋ (bì), ㄆㄧˊ (pí), ㄆㄧˇ (pǐ) |
| Cantonese: | bei2 |
| Japanese: | ヒ (hi) / くら.べる (kuraberu)、 ならぶ (narabu)、 ならべる (naraberu) |
| Korean: | 비 (bi) |
| Vietnamese: | bỉ, bí, bì, tỉ |
| 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 |