せりあう
Seriau
Other forms: 競合う
競り合う (Seriau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to struggle for, to compete with, to vie with”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
Examples
本命と対抗馬が競り合ったお陰で、ダークホースの彼が漁夫の利を得たってわけだ。
Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).