競きょう技ぎ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

競技する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

competition; match; sporting event

Refers to organized competitive events, especially in sports. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to compete'.

〈人ひと〉が競きょう技ぎに出でるfor someone to take part in a competition
彼かれは水すい泳えいの競きょう技ぎに出でることになった。
He ended up entering a swimming competition.
競きょう技ぎを行おこなうto hold a competition
来らい週しゅう、この会かい場じょうで陸りく上じょう競きょう技ぎを行おこなう。
The track and field competition will be held at this venue next week.
〈人ひと〉が競きょう技ぎで優ゆう勝しょうするfor someone to win a competition
彼かの女じょはスキーの競きょう技ぎで優ゆう勝しょうした。
She won first place in the skiing competition.
〈物もの〉競きょう技ぎa competition/event in a specific sport (e.g. 体操競技, 陸上競技)
体たい操そう競きょう技ぎの代だい表ひょう選せん手しゅが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
The representative athletes for the gymnastics competition were announced.

試し合あいN5
試合 refers to a specific match between two opponents, while 競技 is the broader term for a competitive sporting event or discipline.
大たい会かいN4
大会 is a large tournament or convention that may host many events, while 競技 refers to the competitive activity itself.
闘とう技ぎ
競技 is the common, neutral word for a sporting or athletic contest, while 闘技 carries a stronger nuance of combat or struggle even when used for games.
スポーツN5
競技 emphasizes the competitive event or match itself, whereas スポーツ is the general category of athletic activity that includes such events.
陸りく上じょう競きょう技ぎ
競技 refers to any sport or competitive event, whereas 陸上競技 specifically means track-and-field athletics.

協きょう議ぎN1
競技 (きょうぎ) means a sports competition, whereas 協議 (きょうぎ), pronounced identically, means a discussion or consultation.

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Compound of 競 (compete) and 技 (skill, technique). The combination straightforwardly means 'competitive skill' or 'contest of techniques'.