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奪い合い (うばいあい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
scramble ; fierce competition ; struggle for
Describes a situation where multiple parties compete aggressively for a limited resource, such as seats, contracts, or attention. Often used with ～をめぐる or ～の奪い合い.
限かぎ ら れ た 予よ 算さん の 奪うば い 合あ い で 、 各かく 部ぶ 署しょ が 激はげ しく 対たい 立りつ し て いる 。
In the scramble for the limited budget, each department is fiercely at odds.
Kanji 奪 rob, take by force, snatch away Similar words 奪うば う 奪う is the base verb meaning 'to snatch away' or 'to rob'; 奪い合い is the noun form describing the mutual act of snatching, i.e., a scramble.
競きょう 争そう 競争 is a general term for competition; 奪い合い emphasizes a more aggressive, often chaotic struggle over limited resources.
Etymology Compound of the continuative form of 奪う (ubau, 'to snatch') + 合い (ai, 'mutual'), literally 'snatching each other'.
