adoption; acceptance; confiscation
Refers to the act of taking something up or away, such as adopting a proposal, accepting an idea, or confiscating an item. Often used in compound nouns like 取り上げ規則 (confiscation rule) or 取り上げ問題 (issue taken up).
Adoption of the proposal was postponed.
Confiscation of mobile phones on campus is stipulated by the rules.
midwifery; midwife
Rare, archaic term for midwifery or a midwife. Modern Japanese uses 助産 (josan) or 助産師 (josanshi). May appear in historical contexts or older literature.
In the past, a person called a toriage assisted with childbirth.
The opinion became the topic taken up at the meeting.
The police carried out the confiscation of the illegal drugs.
The residents protested the confiscation of their pets.
助産 is the modern standard word for midwifery, whereas 取り上げ in this sense is an archaic term rarely used outside historical writing.
没収 is the standard, concrete term for confiscating property (especially legally), while 取り上げ is a broader, softer word that can mean confiscation or adoption depending on context.
取り消し (cancellation, revocation) is easily confused with 取り上げ (taking up, adopting, confiscating) because both are 取り〜 compound nouns, but they describe opposite actions—undoing versus taking/accepting.
Standard spelling for the nominalized form of 取り上げる.
Less common variant without okurigana.
Nominalized form of the verb 取り上げる (to take up/away). The midwifery sense derives from the act of 'taking up' a newborn baby.