WORD DETAIL
完走
かんそう
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
完走, readかんそう, means finishing the full course of a race or marathon without dropping out. - Basic usage: It can describe completing a first race at one's own pace or setting completion itself as the goal rather than rank.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Finishing a race regardless of placing
- It is the achievement of reaching the end of a race at one's own pace. As the second example shows, finishing and placing highly are separate goals.