競せり

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

General noun for competing or competition, often used in contexts like bidding or vying for something.

Specifically refers to an auction, especially in the context of 競り売り (auction sale).

〈物もの〉を競せりにかけるto put something up for auction
漁りょう師したちは今朝けさの水みず揚あげを競せりにかけた。
The fishermen put this morning's catch up for auction.
競せりで〈物もの〉を落おとすto win something through bidding at an auction
彼かれは競せりで貴き重ちょうな骨こっ董とう品ひんを落おとした。
He won a valuable antique at the auction.
競せりに参さん加かするto take part in an auction
初はじめて魚うお市いち場ばの競せりに参さん加かした。
I took part in a fish market auction for the first time.
〈相あい手て〉と競せりになるto end up in a bidding war or competition with someone
二人ふたりの買かい手てが高たか値ねを求もとめて競せりになった。
The two buyers ended up in a bidding war over the high price.

オークションN2sense 2
オークション is the modern loanword for auction, often used for online or Western-style sales, while 競り refers to the traditional live bidding process seen at fish or produce markets.
競きょう争そうN4sense 1
競争 is the general word for any competition or rivalry, while 競り specifically denotes the bidding process used to determine a winner at an auction or market.
競せり合あい
競り refers specifically to bidding at an auction, whereas 競り合い broadens the idea to any mutual, seesawing contest, in business or sports alike.

セリ
芹 (せり) is an unrelated homophone meaning Japanese parsley or water dropwort, while 競り (せり) means auction or bidding.

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競せりUsage22%
Standard kanji spelling for auction and competitive bidding contexts.
せりUsage67%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
競せりUsage10%
search-only kanji form
糶せりUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
糶せり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 競り is preferred in modern writing.

Derived from the verb 競る (せる, to compete/bid). The noun form 競り refers to the act or event of competitive bidding.