レースreesu

1. nounrace
   あのレースは八百長やおちょうだった。↗

   The race was fixed.

• Synonym競走きょうそうNeutralA race decided purely by speed, as in 「100メートル競走」; racehorses are 「競走馬」. 「レース」 also covers car races and figurative contests such as elections.
• SynonymかけっこCasualColloquial for a footrace, typically among children, as in 「運動会のかけっこ」; formal races are normally called 「レース」 or 「競走」.
• Synonym競争きょうそうNeutralCompetition or rivalry in the broadest sense, as in 「競争相手」; not limited to speed, whereas 「レース」 usually means an actual speed contest.
• Related競り合いせりあいNeutralA close, hard-fought struggle, as in 「ゴール前の競り合い」; it stresses the neck-and-neck battling itself, not the race or event as a whole.

Use 「レース」 for speed contests, as in 「カーレース」, and figuratively for competitive struggles; it also means lace fabric. A footrace is 「競走」, a children's race 「かけっこ」, and competition in general 「競争」.

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

1. 競走きょうそう・競泳きょうえいなどゴールまでの時間じかんを競きそうもの。
2. 競争きょうそう。
3. 人種じんしゅ。