取とり合あわせる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, transitive verb

put together; assemble; combine

Used for gathering and combining various items, ingredients, or elements into a set or whole. Often implies careful selection or arrangement.

彼かれは色いろとりどりの花はなを取とり合あわせて美うつくしいブーケを作つくった。
He put together colorful flowers and made a beautiful bouquet.

料りょう理り人にんは新しん鮮せんな食しょく材ざいを取とり合あわせて特とく別べつなメニューを考かんがえた。

The chef combined fresh ingredients and came up with a special menu.

Written forms

取とり合あわせるUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency ranking.
とり合あわせるUsage9%
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Search-only mixed kana-kanji form.
取とり合あわせるUsage3%
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Search-only variant with 合せる.
とり合あわせるUsage3%
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Search-only mixed kana-kanji form with 合せる.
とりあわせるUsage3%

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

組くみ合あわせる
組み合わせる focuses on combining things into a set or system, often with a functional or structural purpose, while 取り合わせる emphasizes the act of selecting and gathering items, often with an aesthetic or practical arrangement in mind.
集あつめる
集める simply means to collect or gather things together, without the nuance of arranging or combining them into a cohesive whole that 取り合わせる carries.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 合わせる (awaseru, 'to combine, match'). The combination yields the meaning of taking various items and matching or putting them together.