コンペティションkonpetishon

1. nouncompetition

• SynonymコンクールNeutralA French loanword for contests judging skill or works in music, art and similar fields, as in 「ピアノコンクール」; centers on artistic judging.
• SynonymコンテストNeutralA loanword for judged events like beauty pageants and speech contests, as in 「美人コンテスト」; centers on selecting winners.
• SynonymコンペNeutralShort for 「コンペティション」; mostly design bids or golf tournaments, common in speech.
• Synonym競技きょうぎNeutralSports competition, as in 「競技場」; centers on athletic events.
• Synonym競争きょうそうNeutralCompetition in the general sense; the most common everyday word, as in 「競争が激しい」.
• Related競り合いせりあいNeutralMutual jostling to get ahead, as in 「激しい競り合い」; stresses an evenly matched back-and-forth process.
• Related勝負しょうぶNeutralA contest over winning or losing, as in 「勝負に出る」; stresses the outcome.
• Related戦いたたかいNeutralFighting or competing; the broadest in range of these words, as in 「自分との戦い」.
• Related対抗たいこうNeutralRivalry against an opponent, as in 「対抗戦」; stresses two sides pitted against each other.
• Related対戦たいせんNeutralTaking on an opponent directly, as in 「対戦相手」; fits individuals or teams, stressing face-to-face confrontation.
• Related争奪そうだつNeutralStruggling to seize something for oneself, as in 「王座争奪」; stresses grabbing the target.
• RelatedゲームNeutralA loanword for games, also a match or a single game within one; 「コンペティション」 is the whole competition event.
• Related試合しあいNeutralA sports match, as in 「サッカーの試合」; centers on a single game or bout.
• Related手合わせてあわせNeutralSparring or crossing techniques, as in 「お手合わせ願います」; leans polite.
• Related争奪戦そうだつせんNeutralA scramble for something, as in 「顧客争奪戦」; stresses fierce seizing.
• Related腕比べうでくらべCasualPitting one's skill against another's, as in 「腕比べをする」; colloquial and somewhat old-fashioned.
• Antonym協調きょうちょうWrittenAn antonym: coordination and mutual accommodation instead of rivalry; a formal, written word.
• Antonym協力きょうりょくNeutralAn antonym: cooperating toward a shared goal, the opposite of competing to win.

For design bids and film-festival competition sections, say 「コンペティション」; its colloquial short form is 「コンペ」. Use 「コンクール」 for art contests, 「競争」 for rivalry in general, and 「試合」 for sports matches. Other words narrow the focus: 「勝負」 the win-or-lose outcome, 「対戦」 head-to-head play, 「争奪戦」 a fierce scramble, 「競技」 athletic events.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 競争きょうそう。競技会きょうぎかい。
2. 特とくにゴルフの競技会きょうぎかい。
3. 建築けんちくやロゴなどに関かんする設計せっけい、デザインの公募こうぼによる競技きょうぎ。