To Compete
intransitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means compete so the verb vocab version means to compete.
きそう
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You have to compete for kisses (きそ) from that boy/girl you like. Imagine yourself doing this, competing with a rival.
子どもたちは、新しい先生の所に競うようにかけよった。
The children raced over to the new teacher.
トーフグはユニークすぎて、競う相手がいないんですよ。いわゆる一人勝ちってやつですね。
Tofugu is so unique that there is nobody else to compete with. They are the so-called sole winner.
コウイチとビエトは、年に一度トーフグオフィスで開かれる剣道の大会で、優れた腕前を披露しようと競い合いました。
Koichi and Viet competed with each other to demonstrate their prowess at the annual Kendo competition held in the Tofugu office.