取り組み・取組・取組み・取り組・とり組み|とりくみtorikumi[0]heiban (flat)

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取り組み取り組み is the most common spelling among these forms and the recommended choice for learners. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana.
取組取組 is less common than 取り組み and is written entirely in kanji. Recognize it as a variant, but choose 取り組み when selecting a spelling.
取組み取組み is less common than 取り組み and combines kanji with kana. Recognize it as a variant, but choose 取り組み when selecting a spelling.
取り組取り組 is less common than 取り組み and combines kanji with kana. Recognize it as a variant, but choose 取り組み when selecting a spelling.
とり組みとり組み is less common than 取り組み and combines kana with kanji. Recognize it as a variant, but choose 取り組み when selecting a spelling.
Definitions
  1. nouneffort; initiative; dealing with; grappling with; wrestling with
    The president urged employees to act on their initiative.
  2. nounbout (in sports, etc.); matchoft. 取組 when in ref. to sumo
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym努力どりょくNeutralPlain 'effort' — the energy you put in, as in 「努力が実る」; 「取り組み」 stresses action or initiatives taken to tackle a specific problem.
  • Related尽力じんりょくWrittenWritten/formal prose for devoting effort or helping out, as in 「ご尽力いただく」「解決に尽力する」; stresses lending a hand rather than tackling an issue.
  • Related試合しあいNeutralThe general word for a match or game, as in 「サッカーの試合」; the match sense of 「取り組み」 is limited to sumo.
  • Related勝負しょうぶNeutralA win-or-lose contest, as in 「勝負をかける」; emphasizes settling which side comes out on top.
  • Related戦いたたかいNeutralA fight or struggle, as in 「病気との戦い」; emphasizes confrontation rather than the initiative itself.
  • Related試みこころみWrittenWritten/formal word for an attempt or trial, as in 「新しい試み」; focuses on trying something out.
  • Related試しためしCasualColloquial word for a try, as in 「試しにやる」; a casual, easygoing attempt.
  • Related企てくわだてWrittenWritten/formal word for a plan or scheme, as in 「暗殺の企て」; often carries a negative nuance.
  • RelatedゲームNeutralLoanword for a game or match, as in 「ゲームセット」.
  • RelatedトライCasualColloquial loanword for trying or taking on a challenge, as in 「トライする」.
  • Related奮励ふんれいWrittenWritten/formal word for rousing oneself to strenuous effort; rare in modern usage.
  • RelatedマッチNeutralLoanword for a match or bout, as in 「タイトルマッチ」; can also mean matching or going well together.

Use 「取り組み」 for initiatives or effort directed at a problem, as in 「環境への取り組み」, or for a sumo bout, as in 「結びの取り組み」. For plain effort say 「努力」, for an attempt 「試み」, for a match 「試合」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 取り組とりくむこと。相手あいてになること。
  2. 相撲すもうの組合くみあわせ。
  3. 売り手うりてと買い手かいての組合くみあわせ。
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