取り合う|とりあうtoriau[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto join (hands); to take (each other's hands)as 手を〜
   私の望のぞみは、世界中せかいじゅうの人々ひとびとがいつの日ひか手てを取り合とりあうことだ。↗

   My wish is that one day all the people in world will go hand in hand.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto scramble for; to struggle for; to fight for
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto pay attention to; to take notice of; to listen to; to concern oneself with; to deal withusu. in the negative

• Related競り合うせりあうNeutralNeutral verb for fierce, neck-and-neck competition where neither side clearly wins; 「取り合う」 instead centers on scrambling for one and the same thing.
• Related競い合うきそいあうNeutralNeutral verb for competing with each other to see who is better; it need not involve fighting over a physical object.
• Related競争きょうそうNeutralNeutral noun and the most versatile term for competition, centering on contests and measuring strength; it covers competition in general.
• Related争うあらそうNeutralNeutral verb for contending over something or quarreling; it stresses confrontation and conflict rather than scrambling for one item.
• Related競るせるCasualColloquial verb for vying or competing, also for bidding at an auction; 「取り合う」 instead centers on scrambling for one and the same thing.
• Related競合きょうごうWrittenWritten, formal word for competing or clashing with others in the same field, as in 「競合他社」.
• Related張り合うはりあうNeutralNeutral verb for contending with someone out of a refusal to lose; it stresses pitting yourself against a rival.
• Related競うきそうNeutralNeutral verb, leaning written, for competing in a match or contest; it stresses deciding who comes out on top.
• Antonym無視むしNeutralNeutral word for ignoring or disregarding; it stands opposite the 'take notice' sense of 「取り合う」, as in 「取り合わない」.
• Antonym放置ほうちNeutralNeutral word for leaving something unattended or untouched; it opposes the 'deal with' sense of 「取り合う」.
• AntonymほっとくCasualColloquial verb for leaving someone or something alone; it is the colloquial opposite of the 'take notice' sense of 「取り合う」.

Use 「取り合う」 for scrambling over the same thing, as in 「おもちゃを取り合う」, and for taking notice of someone, usually in the negative 「相手の話に取り合わない」; it can also mean holding each other's hands, as in 「手を取り合う」. For fierce, close competition say 「競り合う」, for rivalry 「張り合う」, and for competition in general 「競争」. To ignore someone, use 「無視」 or the colloquial 「放っとく」.

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

1. 奪い合うばいあう。
2. 相手あいてにする。関かかわる。
3. 互たがいに取とる。
4. 釣り合つりあう。