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争奪戦 (soudatsusen) Japanese meaning: scramble | Kotomora
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A scramble for market share in the new market has begun.
The contest for the championship trophy was extremely fierce.
Kanji 奪 rob, take by force, snatch away Related words 争奪戦 describes a fierce fight to obtain something (customers, territory, etc.), while 商戦 is used specifically for competitive selling and marketing battles between businesses.
争奪戦 stresses a fight to seize or win something specific (a prize, title, market), while 競り合い is the more general term for any close vying.
Etymology Compound of 争奪 (sōdatsu, 'struggle for possession') and 戦 (sen, 'battle'). The word 争奪 itself is a Sino-Japanese compound of 争 (contend) and 奪 (take by force).
