noun
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).
その提案の取り上げは見送られた。
Adoption of the proposal was postponed.
校内での携帯電話の取り上
Confiscation of mobile phones on campus is stipulated by the rules.
noun
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.
昔は取り上げと呼ばれる人が出産を助けた。
In the past, a person called a toriage assisted with childbirth.
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.