競合

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 競合 is read as きょうごう and means competition or competing interests.
• Basic usage: It can describe proposals competing for a budget or form 競合する会社 for a company in a competitive relationship.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Proposals competing for a budget
  • 競合している: The two proposals are competing for the budget. Example: 二つの案が予算を巡って競合している。
• Comparing a competitor’s product
  • 競合する: We compared the product's performance with that of a competitor. Example: 競合する会社の製品と性能を比較した。