競走

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 競走, read きょうそう, means a race that tests speed in running or movement.
• Basic usage: It is used for a race at a field day or a scene in which bicycles compete for speed.
  • 運動会の最後に学年対抗の競走が行われた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope compared with 競争
  • 競争, also read きょうそう, broadly covers competition in areas such as grades or sales, while 競走 focuses on racing for speed.