殴り合い|なぐりあいnaguriai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfist fight

• Synonym立ち回りたちまわりCasualColloquial. A fight scene — chiefly the stage or screen combat of drama and film, swordplay or brawling.
• Related取っ組み合いとっくみあいCasualColloquial. Grappling: the two cling onto each other and wrestle, not necessarily throwing punches — a different form of fighting from 「殴り合い」.
• Related乱闘らんとうNeutralA melee: many people fighting wildly in a tangled heap, as in 「乱闘騒ぎ」.
• Related組み打ちくみうちWrittenWritten/formal prose. Close-quarters combat: grappling with the opponent, or seizing and killing an enemy on the battlefield.
• Related揉み合いもみあいCasualColloquial. Jostling: a crowd pushing and shoving one another in a scuffle; fists need not be involved.
• Related大立ち回りおおたちまわりCasualColloquial. A wild free-for-all: stresses a lively, heated scene of several people fighting.
• Antonym話し合いはなしあいNeutralSitting down and talking things over — the opposite of settling a dispute with fists.

Use 「殴り合い」 when two people trade punches, as in 「殴り合いの喧嘩」. For grappling while clinging to each other, pick 「取っ組み合い」; for a many-sided melee, 「乱闘」; for pushing and shoving, 「揉み合い」.

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1. たがいに相手あいてを殴なぐること。