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やり合う · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	やり合あう	やり合あわない
Polite	やり合あいます	やり合あいません
Past polite	やり合あいました	やり合あいませんでした
Past	やり合あった	やり合あわなかった
Te-form	やり合あって	やり合あわないで
Desire	やり合あいたい	やり合あいたくない
Potential	やり合あえる	やり合あえない
Passive	やり合あわれる	やり合あわれない
Causative	やり合あわせる	やり合あわせない
Causative passive	やり合あわせられるalso やり合あわされる	やり合あわせられないalso やり合あわされない
Volitional	やり合あおう
Polite volitional	やり合あいましょう
Imperative	やり合あえ	やり合あうな
Conditional	やり合あえば	やり合あわなければ
Tara conditional	やり合あったら	やり合あわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

compete with; argue with; quarrel

usually written using kana alone

Describes two or more parties actively engaging in competition, argument, or a heated exchange. Often implies a back-and-forth struggle or dispute.

彼かれらは賞しょうを取とるために激はげしくやり合あった。
They fiercely competed with each other to win the prize.
会かい議ぎで二人ふたりは意い見けんが合あわず、やり合あってしまった。
The two disagreed at the meeting and ended up arguing.

Kanji

合fit, suit, join
遣dispatch, despatch, send

Related words

競きそう
競う is a more general verb for competing, while やり合う emphasizes a direct, often confrontational exchange.
言いい争あらそう
言い争う specifically means to argue verbally, whereas やり合う can also refer to non-verbal competition or physical quarrels.

Written forms

やり合あうUsage54%
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; usually written in kana.
やりあうUsage44%
Kana-only spelling; the word is usually written in kana, and this is the most common written form.
遣やり合あうUsage2%
Full kanji spelling; less common and may appear formal or literary.
遣やりあう
Mixed kanji-kana variant with あう in kana; rare.

Etymology

Compound of やり (continuative form of やる, 'to do') + 合う (あう, 'to do mutually'). The combination yields the meaning of doing something against or with each other, hence 'to compete' or 'to quarrel'.