noun
attacking each other; mutual attack
Describes a situation where two sides are actively attacking one another, often in sports, debates, or conflicts.
試合は激しい攻め合いになった。
The match turned into a fierce exchange of attacks.
議論では互いの弱点を突く攻め合いが続いた。
In the debate, a mutual attack targeting each other's weaknesses continued.
noun
capturing race
Go term: a race to capture the opponent's stones before they capture yours.
この局面は攻め合いで、一手の遅れが命取りになる。
This position is a capturing race; a single move's delay can be fatal.
攻防 refers broadly to offense and defense, while 攻め合い emphasizes a mutual, often intense exchange of attacks.
Compound of 攻め (attacking, the continuative form of 攻める) and 合い (mutual, from 合う).