争奪|そうだつsoudatsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbstruggle (for); scramble; contest
Conjugation
Dictionary form争奪する(そうだつする)
Polite (masu)争奪します(そうだつします)
Negative (nai)争奪しない(そうだつしない)
polite (masen)争奪しません(そうだつしません)
classical zu / nu争奪せず・争奪せぬ(そうだつせず・そうだつせぬ)
Past (ta)争奪した(そうだつした)
polite (mashita)争奪しました(そうだつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)争奪しなかった(そうだつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)争奪しませんでした(そうだつしませんでした)
Te form争奪して(そうだつして)
Potential争奪できる(そうだつできる)
Passive争奪される(そうだつされる)
Causative争奪させる(そうだつさせる)
Causative passive争奪させられる(そうだつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)争奪すれば(そうだつすれば)
tara争奪したら(そうだつしたら)
Volitional争奪しよう(そうだつしよう)
polite (mashou)争奪しましょう(そうだつしましょう)
Imperative争奪しろ(そうだつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym競り合いせりあいNeutralA neck-and-neck contest between evenly matched rivals, stressing the deadlocked process; 「争奪」 focuses on grabbing one specific position or prize.
  • Synonym競争きょうそうNeutralThe broadest, most versatile word for competition; it does not necessarily involve fighting over one concrete thing.
  • Synonym争いあらそいNeutralCovers disputes and conflict in a wide range, including quarrels and feuds — broader than 「争奪」, which is about seizing something.
  • Synonym争奪戦そうだつせんNeutral「争奪」 plus 「戦」: presents the whole scramble as a contest, focusing on the overall battle rather than the act of seizing.
  • Related戦いたたかいNeutralBattle or struggle, with a strong sense of confrontation; it need not be aimed at winning some contested prize.
  • Related競りせりNeutralBidding at an auction, and by extension scrambling for goods; mostly a market term, as in 「競りにかける」.
  • Antonym放棄ほうきNeutralGiving up or renouncing a right or claim — the direct opposite of 「争奪」's scrambling to take.

Use 「争奪」 for scrambling over a title, seat, or resource, as in 「王座争奪」 and 「首位争奪戦」. General competition is 「競争」; a tight, deadlocked contest 「競り合い」; disputes 「争い」; the whole battle 「争奪戦」; auction bidding 「競り」; a broader fight 「戦い」. Opposite: 「放棄」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 自分じぶんのものにしようと争あらそって奪い合うばいあうこと。
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