やりとり・やり取り・遣り取りyaritori[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbgiving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
   目めの前まえで繰り広くりひろげられるやり取とりは、俺おれが入り込はいりこむ隙すきなんて一いちミリもない。↗

   The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip.

• Synonym取り交わすとりかわすNeutralA verb for two parties exchanging things with each other, as in 「契約書を取り交わす」 or 「挨拶を取り交わす」; 「やり取り」 is a noun that also covers back-and-forth exchanges.
• Synonym交換こうかんNeutralMutual exchange or replacement, as in 「名刺交換」 or 「部品の交換」; it focuses on the swap itself, while 「やり取り」 stresses the back-and-forth.
• Synonym交わすかわすNeutralVerb for exchanging greetings or words with someone, as in 「言葉を交わす」 or 「挨拶を交わす」; 「やり取り」 is a noun for the exchange itself.
• RelatedトレードNeutralLoanword for trade or deals, and for trades in pro sports where players are moved without their consent, as in 「トレード移籍」; narrower in use than 「やり取り」.
• Related引き換えひきかえNeutralExchanging one thing for another; 「代金引き換え」 means payment on delivery. It lacks the sense of back-and-forth exchange that 「やり取り」 has.
• Related取り替えるとりかえるNeutralVerb for replacing or changing something, also for swapping between people, as in 「電池を取り替える」; not used for verbal exchanges.
• Related引き換えるひきかえるNeutralVerb for exchanging or converting things, also meaning 'in contrast to', as in 「それに引き換え」; not used for verbal exchanges.
• Related替えるかえるNeutralVerb for replacing, changing or converting something, as in 「メンバーを替える」; it does not express two-way back-and-forth exchange.
• Related交えるまじえるNeutralVerb for mixing in, or exchanging words or fire, as in 「意見を交える」 or 「砲火を交える」; not limited to back-and-forth exchange.
• Related売買ばいばいWrittenWritten/formal word for buying and selling, as in 「不動産売買」; limited to commercial transactions, while 「やり取り」 is not restricted to money deals.
• Related互換ごかんWrittenWritten/formal word for mutual interchangeability, mostly in technical contexts, as in 「互換性」; it does not refer to actual exchanges.
• RelatedチェンジCasualColloquial loanword for change or replacement, as in 「イメージチェンジ」; it carries no sense of back-and-forth exchange.
• Related取り替えっことりかえっこCasualColloquial word for two people swapping their own things, mostly among children, as in 「おもちゃの取り替えっこ」; not about verbal exchanges.
• Related取り替えとりかえNeutralNoun for replacing or changing something, as in 「部品の取り替え」, also a substitute item; it has none of 「やり取り」's sense of communication.
• RelatedエクスチェンジNeutralLoanword for exchange, or for currency exchange and exchange counters, mostly in finance and other specialist settings; in everyday speech say 「交換」.

Use 「やり取り」 for back-and-forth exchanges of information, words or things, as in 「メールのやり取り」. For swapping things on equal terms say 「交換」; for exchanging greetings or conversation say 「交わす」; for exchanging documents say 「取り交わす」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 物ものを交換こうかんすること。
2. 言葉ことばを交かわすこと。
3. 台詞せりふの受け答うけこたえをすること。
4. 酒さけの献酬けんしゅうをすること。