取っ組み合い|とっくみあいtokkumiai[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungrapple; scuffle
   通とおりで二人ふたりが取っ組とっくみ合あいのけんかをしていた。↗

   They were fighting on the street.

• Synonym格闘かくとうNeutralHand-to-hand fighting, but also used figuratively for wrestling with a hard problem, as in 「難問と格闘する」.
• Synonym立ち回りたちまわりNeutralOften a fight scene in a film or stage play; also real-life scuffles or how one conducts oneself. Does not specifically mean grappling.
• Synonym組み打ちくみうちWrittenGrappling together in a fight; also defeating an enemy at close quarters on the battlefield. A written/formal word with an old-fashioned feel, rarely used today.
• Synonym揉み合いもみあいNeutralMany people pushing, shoving and pulling at one another; common in news reports. 「取っ組み合い」 pictures two people locked together.
• Related乱闘らんとうNeutralA melee or group brawl among many people; large in scale, as in a ballpark 「乱闘騒ぎ」.
• Related殴り合いなぐりあいNeutralPuts the emphasis on trading blows with the fists, whereas 「取っ組み合い」 puts it on two people grabbing and wrestling with each other.
• Related大立ち回りおおたちまわりNeutralA scene of wild brawling with a dramatic flair; often used to describe fierce fighting.

Use 「取っ組み合い」 for two people grappling and struggling while holding each other. For trading punches say 「殴り合い」; for a crowd pushing and shoving, 「揉み合い」; for a large brawl, 「乱闘」. 「格闘」 also covers struggling with a problem.

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

1. とっくみあうこと。格闘かくとう。