noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
contest of strength or skill
A competition where people test their abilities against each other. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (腕比べする).
料理の腕比べをしよう。
Let's have a cooking contest.
二人は将棋で腕比べをした。
The two had a contest of skill at shogi.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also common.
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of 腕 (ude, 'arm; skill') and 比べ (kurabe, 'comparison').