コンテストkontesuto

1. nouncontest
   スピーチコンテストは１１月がつ９日かに行おこなわれた。↗

   The speech contest took place on the ninth of November.

• SynonymコンクールNeutralUsed for competitions judging skill or quality in music, painting, film, food and the like; 「コンテスト」 is also often used for speech and beauty contests.
• SynonymコンペNeutralShort for 「コンペティション」; mostly design-proposal competitions or golf meets (「ゴルフコンペ」), and seldom used for talent contests.
• SynonymコンペティションNeutralCompetition in the broad sense, also used for golf meets; 「コンテスト」 is the narrower word, centred on judging the merits of works, performances or skills.
• Synonym競技きょうぎNeutralMeans events contested under set rules (「陸上競技」「競技かるた」), mostly sports; 「コンテスト」 is mostly about judging works and performances.
• RelatedくらべNeutralMostly a suffix for mutual comparison or testing of strength (「力比べ」「背比べ」); not necessarily a formally staged event like a 「コンテスト」.
• Related競争きょうそうNeutralA general word for competing to win or outdo others (「競争が激しい」); no organized event is implied, so it is far broader than 「コンテスト」.
• Related勝負しょうぶNeutralCentres on settling win or loss (「勝負をつける」) and is not limited to staged events; 「コンテスト」 is about judging the quality of works or performances.
• Related戦いたたかいNeutralMeans battle or struggle, and can also mean a match (「優勝をかけた戦い」) with a flavor of fierce confrontation; 「コンテスト」 is the judging event itself.
• Related競り合いせりあいNeutralPoints to rivals contending for the same goal (「首位の競り合い」) and stresses the process of competing; 「コンテスト」 can also mean the staged event.
• Related争いあらそいNeutralCan mean competition but also disputes and quarrels (「優勝争い」「遺産争い」); far broader in range than 「コンテスト」.
• Related対抗たいこうNeutralMeans pitting oneself against a rival to win (「クラス対抗」「ライバルに対抗する」), for individuals or groups; the stress is on the head-to-head contest.
• Related対戦たいせんNeutralMeans two sides facing off (「対戦相手」), between individuals or teams, mostly in sports and games; no judging of works is involved.
• Related合戦かっせんNeutralOriginally a battle, now often a suffix for a lively two-camp contest (「歌合戦」「雪合戦」); 「コンテスト」 is not restricted to two opposing camps.
• Related争奪そうだつNeutralStresses scrambling to seize something (「王座を争奪する」); it is not a contest that judges the merits of works or talent.
• RelatedゲームNeutralMeans games, and also a single game or match (「ゲームセット」); extremely common in colloquial speech, but not used for events that judge works.
• Related試合しあいNeutralMeans a match played under rules to decide a winner (「サッカーの試合」), mostly in sports and martial arts; not used for judging works.
• Related競りせりNeutralMainly means bidding at auction (「魚の競り」) in market trading — quite different from 「コンテスト」, which judges works or talent.
• Related手合わせてあわせNeutralMeans crossing swords or playing a bout (「お手合わせ願います」), mostly in board games and martial arts; 「コンテスト」 centres on judging works or talent.
• Related争奪戦そうだつせんNeutralRefers to many parties scrambling for the same thing (「チケット争奪戦」); the stress is on the scramble, not on judging works or talent.
• Related勝負事しょうぶごとNeutralA general term for games of skill played to win or lose, such as chess and cards, and for gambling (「勝負事に強い」); not an event for judging the merits of works.

For judging works, performances or talent, use 「コンテスト」, as in 「スピーチコンテスト」. Say 「コンクール」 for music and art competitions, 「コンペ」 for design proposals or golf, and 「試合」 for sports matches. Words such as 「競争」, 「勝負」, 「争い」, 「戦い」 and 「争奪戦」 are about rivalry, winning or scrambling for something rather than a judged event.

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