Usage patterns 競けい 輪りん に 行い く to go to a keirin race (as a spectator or bettor)
My father often goes to keirin races.
競けい 輪りん をする to bet on/play keirin
I bet on keirin races together with a friend.
競けい 輪りん で 稼かせ ぐ to make money through keirin betting
He once made a lot of money betting on keirin.
競けい 輪りん の 予よ 想そう をする to make predictions for a keirin race
Every week I enjoy making predictions for keirin races.
Kanji 競 emulate, compete with, bid Related words 競馬 is horse racing while 競輪 is bicycle racing; both are legal gambling sports in Japan but involve different animals/vehicles.
競艇 is motorboat racing while 競輪 is bicycle racing; both are among Japan's four sanctioned gambling sports.
オートレース is motorcycle speedway racing while 競輪 is bicycle racing; both are public gambling sports run on similar betting systems.
Don't confuse with 競艇 is motorboat racing while 競輪 is track cycling; both are Japanese public-gambling sports learners often mix up by name pattern.
競馬 is horse racing, while 競輪 is bicycle racing; both are public-gambling sports with parallel 競 ＋X names that learners often mix up.
Written forms 競けい 輪りん Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling, especially common in gambling contexts.
ケイリン Usage 4%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling often used for the sport, especially in international contexts.
Etymology Compound of 競 (compete) and 輪 (wheel), literally 'wheel competition'. The term was coined in Japan for the sport.
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