競 Compete

Radical Combination

• 立

  Stand
• 兄

  Older Brother

Meaning

Primary

Compete

Mnemonic

Standing next to your older brother is another standing older brother of yours. They're trying to compete, to see which of them can stand the straightest and tallest.

Hints

Picture your two older brothers competing like this. Are you going to root for one of them? That's not very nice, you shouldn't have a favorite older brother.

Readings

On’yomi

きょう, けい

Kun’yomi

きそ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Your older brothers are trying to compete to see which of them gets to go to きょうと with you. You won a free trip to きょうと, but there's only one other ticket, so now your brothers are competing for you.

Hints

Look really closely at your older brothers. They're competing pretty hard for your attention. They really want to go to きょうと... but which one do YOU want to spend time with the most?