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駆け比べ (かけくらべ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

駆かけ比くらべ

か

け

く

ら

べ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

race; footrace; running competition

Refers to a contest of speed on foot; can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to have a footrace'.

放ほう課か後ご、友とも達だちと駆かけ比くらべをした。
After school, I had a footrace with my friends.
運うん動どう会

かい

で

駆か

け

比くら

べ

に

出で

る

。

I'll participate in the race at the sports day.

Written forms

駆かけ比くらべ
Standard kanji spelling for a footrace or running competition.
駆かけ競くらべ
Variant using 競 (compete); less common but still seen.
駆かけ競くらべ
Abbreviated kanji form; rare in modern usage.
駈かけ競くらべ
Variant using 駈 (an older form of 駆); rare.
駆かけくらべ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; sometimes used for readability.

Kanji

駆drive, run, gallop
比compare, race, ratio
競emulate, compete with, bid
駈run, gallop, advance

Similar words

競きょう走そう
競走 is a more formal or general term for a race (including vehicles, animals), while 駆け比べ specifically implies a running race between people.
徒と競きょう走そう
徒競走 is a common term for a footrace, especially in school sports events; 駆け比べ has a slightly more casual or old-fashioned feel.

Etymology

Compound of 駆け (running) and 比べ (comparison, contest). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'running contest'.