相打ち・相撃ち・相討ち|あいうちaiuchi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsimultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.)
2. noundraw; tie

• Related分けわけNeutralA draw, chiefly in sumo and similar matches where neither side wins; also means division or sharing. More about the official result than 「相打ち」.
• Related引き分けひきわけNeutralA draw, common in everyday use; for matches that end with no winner decided. Unlike 「相打ち」, it does not refer to simultaneous strikes.
• Related同点どうてんNeutralSame score; used when the points are level, as in 「同点ゴール」. Focuses on the score during a game.
• RelatedタイCasualLoanword for a draw, colloquial; focuses on the score being tied. Also means a necktie.
• RelatedドローCasualLoanword for a draw, colloquial; common in boxing and other fighting sports. Also means drawing lots.
• RelatedあいこNeutralA tie, common in speech; mainly for janken draws or being even and quits, as in 「これでおあいこだ」; not limited to contests.

Use 「相打ち」 for simultaneous strikes in kendo and the like, or figuratively for mutual destruction. For a drawn match pick 「引き分け」; for a janken tie or being even and quits, 「あいこ」; for a level score, 「同点」. 「タイ」 and 「ドロー」 are colloquial loanwords.

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1. 対戦たいせんをするものの間あいだでの攻撃こうげきが、互たがいに同どう程度ていどの打撃だげきを与あたえること。