How to say competitive in Japanese

負けず嫌い【まけずぎらいmakezugirai】負けずぎらい Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

Example Sentences

このままkonomamaでdeはhaわが国wagakuniのno国際競争力kokusaikyousouryokuはhaさらにsarani低下teikaするsuru恐れosoreがga大きいookii。
At this rate, the risk is high that our country's competitive position will drop even further.
労働roudouコストKOSUTOのno上昇joushouでde、我々warewareのno競争力kyousouryokuはha弱まっているyowamatteiru。
Our competitive position is weakened by the rising labor cost.
彼のkareno言葉kotobaはha私のwatashino闘争心tousoushinをwoあおったaotta。
His words aroused my competitive spirit.
日本nipponはhaハイテクHAITEKU産業sangyouのno競争力kyousouryokuがgaあるaru。
Japan is highly competitive in high technology industries.
同社doushaのno競走kyousou上jouのno強みtsuyomiはha何naniですかdesuka。
What is the company's competitive advantage?

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