張り合う|はりあうhariau[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 張り合う（はりあう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 張り合います（はりあいます） |
| Negative (nai) | 張り合わない（はりあわない） |
| polite (masen) | 張り合いません（はりあいません） |
| classical zu / nu | 張り合わず・張り合わぬ（はりあわず・はりあわぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 張り合った（はりあった） |
| polite (mashita) | 張り合いました（はりあいました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 張り合わなかった（はりあわなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 張り合いませんでした（はりあいませんでした） |
| Te form | 張り合って（はりあって） |
| Potential | 張り合える（はりあえる） |
| Passive | 張り合われる（はりあわれる） |
| Causative | 張り合わせる（はりあわせる） |
| Causative passive | 張り合わせられる・張り合わされる（はりあわせられる・はりあわされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 張り合えば（はりあえば） |
| tara | 張り合ったら（はりあったら） |
| Volitional | 張り合おう（はりあおう） |
| polite (mashou) | 張り合いましょう（はりあいましょう） |
| Imperative | 張り合え（はりあえ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym競り合うせりあうNeutralEvenly matched rivals scrambling to get ahead, as in contests or bidding; 「張り合う」 stresses the stubborn refusal to lose to each other.
- Synonym競い合うきそいあうNeutralMutual competition with a positive feel, as in 「技を競い合う」; 「張り合う」 carries an adversarial edge, each side determined not to lose.
- Synonym競うきそうNeutralThe most general word for competing in a contest — skills, speed and the like; 「張り合う」 highlights the mutual one-upmanship between the parties.
- Synonym争うあらそうNeutralBroad in range: contending for something, quarrelling, or arguing a point; 「張り合う」 stresses the refusal to be outdone.
- Related比べるくらべるNeutralMainly means comparing things for similarities and differences, but also measuring who is better, as in 「力を比べる」; 「張り合う」 adds the emotional stake of not losing.
- Related戦うたたかうNeutralCovers fighting and competing over a wide range, from battle to sport; 「張り合う」 focuses on two sides sparring with neither willing to give ground.
- Related対抗たいこうWrittenWritten/formal prose: to oppose or hold one's own against another, as in 「対抗意識」 or 「対抗馬」; close in sense to 「張り合う」 and usable as a noun.
- Related競るせるNeutralEvenly matched competition, and also bidding at auctions; 「張り合う」 centers on rivalry between people.
- Related競合きょうごうWrittenWritten/formal prose for mutual competition or conflict, as in 「競合他社」 and 「要求が競合する」, and a term in law; 「張り合う」 is about personal rivalry.
- Related挑むいどむNeutralTo challenge a strong opponent or tackle a difficult problem; 「張り合う」 is mutual sparring, with both sides going at each other.
- Antonym譲るゆずるNeutralAntonym: to give way or yield, as in 「席を譲る」 — the opposite of the headword's dogged rivalry.
Use 「張り合う」 when two people or sides compete out of a stubborn refusal to lose, as in 「ライバルと張り合う」. For contests in general pick 「競う」 or the more positive 「競い合う」; for rivalry between companies 「競合」; for giving in instead, 「譲る」.
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