- 競争【きょうそう】 - competition, contest, rivalry, race, competition (between organisms or species) 
- 競技【きょうぎ】 - game, match, contest 
- 競う【きそう】 - to compete, to contend, to vie, to contest 
- 競馬【けいば】 - horse racing 
- 陸上競技【りくじょうきょうぎ】 - track-and-field events 
- 競馬場【けいばじょう】 - racecourse, race track 
- 競る【せる】 - to compete, to bid, to sell at auction 
- 競り合う【せりあう】 - to struggle for, to compete with, to vie with 
- 競輪【けいりん】 - keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish 
- 競売【きょうばい】 - auction 
- 競走【きょうそう】 - race, run, dash, sprint 
- 競泳【きょうえい】 - competitive swimming, swimming race 
- 競り合い【せりあい】 - competition 
- 競合【きょうごう】 - contention, competition, rivalry, quarrel 
- 競演【きょうえん】 - contest (between performers), competitive performance, competition between theatres putting on the same show 
- 競歩【きょうほ】 - racewalking, race walking, walking race 
- 競走馬【きょうそうば】 - racehorse 
- 競艇【きょうてい】 - kyōtei, boat race, hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan 
- 競い合う【きそいあう】 - to compete with, to vie for 
- 小競り合い【こぜりあい】 - skirmish, brush (with the enemy), small fight with a military enemy, squabble, quarrel, brief argument, exchange of words