立ち回り・立回り|たちまわりtachimawari[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfight; scuffle
2. nounwalking about; walking around
3. nounconducting oneself
4. nounstroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

• Synonym格闘かくとうNeutralHand-to-hand combat, also used figuratively for struggling with a difficult problem or task; stresses a serious, hard-fought contest.
• Synonym乱闘らんとうNeutralA confused free-for-all among many people, such as a brawl at a stadium; stresses the chaos of the scene.
• Synonym殴り合いなぐりあいNeutralSwinging fists at each other, in real life or on stage; the stress is on the punching. Unlike 「立ち回り」, it says nothing about how one conducts oneself.
• Synonym取っ組み合いとっくみあいCasualA colloquial word for grappling in a clinch, grabbing hold and wrestling each other down; a casual stand-in for 「立ち回り」 in that sense.
• Synonym組み打ちくみうちNeutralGrappling at close quarters, also seizing and cutting down an enemy on the battlefield; the stress is on holding the opponent, unlike the broader 「立ち回り」.
• Synonym揉み合いもみあいNeutralA crowd pushing and shoving, as in clashes at demonstrations; the emphasis is on the jostling.
• Synonym大立ち回りおおたちまわりNeutralA scene of several people hitting and kicking in a wild brawl; larger in scale than 「立ち回り」.
• Related乱軍らんぐんWrittenA word of written prose for soldiers fighting in confusion on the battlefield; the emphasis is on the army.
• Related活劇かつげきNeutralRefers to action films and dramas packed with fight scenes; stresses the type of work rather than the fight itself.

Use 「立ち回り」 for fight scenes in plays and films or for real-life brawls; it also means the way one conducts oneself, as in 「立ち回りがうまい」. For a confused melee say 「乱闘」, for earnest hand-to-hand combat 「格闘」, and for close-quarters scuffling 「取っ組み合い」.

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

1. 立ち回たちまわること。
2. 演劇えんげき・映画えいがなどで乱闘らんとうする場面ばめん。殺陣たて。
3. 「たちまわる」の連用形れんようけい。