How to say "vie" in Japanese

• 競うきそうCommon
  godan verb, intransitive verbCovers the ordinary sense of 'vie': competing or contending with others for the same thing, each side trying to win. The common word for this — teams vying for a title, shops for customers.
  そして各かくチームはボールを蹴けってこの穴あなに通とおそうと互たがいに競い合きそいあったのです。↗

  And the teams competed with each other to try to kick the ball through this hole.
• 戦わすたたかわす
  godan verb, transitive verbGlossed 'to vie' too, but this less common verb is seldom what you want: it is really for pitting fighters or rivals against each other, so for vying 競う is the natural choice.

Both verbs are glossed 'to vie', but for the ordinary sense — competing eagerly with others for something — the common 「競う」 is the word you want; the less common 「戦わす」 is seldom the right choice.

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

• 競うきそうto compete
• 戦わすたたかわすto compete