争奪

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 争奪, read そうだつ, means competing with others to gain possession of the same thing.
• Basic usage: It is used for customers competing for a limited item or clubs trying to sign a popular player.
  • 限定品をめぐって客同士の争奪戦が始まった。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Possession compared with 競争
  • 競争 broadly includes contests of skill or performance, while 争奪 focuses on who obtains a particular thing.