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やり取りする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	やり取とりする	やり取とりしない
Polite	やり取とりします	やり取とりしません
Past polite	やり取とりしました	やり取とりしませんでした
Past	やり取とりした	やり取とりしなかった
Te-form	やり取とりして	やり取とりしないで
Desire	やり取とりしたい	やり取とりしたくない
Potential	やり取とりできる	やり取とりできない
Passive	やり取とりされる	やり取とりされない
Causative	やり取とりさせる	やり取とりさせない
Causative passive	やり取とりさせられる	やり取とりさせられない
Volitional	やり取とりしよう
Polite volitional	やり取とりしましょう
Imperative	やり取とりしろ	やり取とりするな
Conditional	やり取とりすれば	やり取とりしなければ
Tara conditional	やり取とりしたら	やり取とりしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

exchange; give and take; back-and-forth

usually written using kana alone

Covers a wide range of reciprocal interactions: exchanging objects, letters, words, arguments, or information. The specific nuance depends on context.

メールのやり取とりで問もん題だいが解かい決けつした。
The problem was resolved through an exchange of emails.
彼かれらは激はげしい言こと葉ばのやり取とりをした。
They had a heated exchange of words.
プレゼントのやり取とりは楽たのしい。
Exchanging presents is fun.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と〈事こと〉のやり取とりをするto have an exchange (of messages, opinions, etc.) with someone
彼かの女じょとメールのやり取とりをした。
I exchanged emails with her.
やり取とりが続つづくfor a back-and-forth exchange to continue
二人ふたりのやり取とりは何なん時じ間かんも続つづいた。
The exchange between the two of them went on for hours.
やり取とりを重かさねるto go back and forth repeatedly (in negotiation, discussion, etc.)
何なん度どもやり取とりを重かさねて、ようやく契けい約やくがまとまった。
After going back and forth many times, we finally reached an agreement.
〈物もの〉をやり取とりするto exchange things (letters, gifts, information, etc.)
二人ふたりは長ながい間あいだ、手て紙がみをやり取とりしていた。
The two of them exchanged letters for a long time.
激はげしいやり取とりa heated exchange (of words, arguments, etc.)
会かい議ぎでは激はげしいやり取とりが交かわされた。
A heated exchange took place at the meeting.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
遣dispatch, despatch, send

Related words

交こう換かんN3
交換 emphasizes swapping or replacing concrete items, while やり取り covers a broader range of interactive back-and-forth, including abstract things like conversation or arguments.
会かい話わN4
会話 specifically means spoken conversation, whereas やり取り is broader and can also cover non-verbal exchanges like letters or gifts.
応おう酬しゅう
応酬 implies a heated or argumentative exchange of words, while やり取り is neutral and can describe any kind of reciprocal exchange, calm or tense.
授じゅ受じゅ
やり取り is a casual, everyday word for exchanging things (or words), while 授受 is a stiff, formal term used in legal or business writing.

Don't confuse with

取とり引ひきN2
取引 refers specifically to a business deal or transaction, while やり取り is a general word for any reciprocal exchange, not limited to commerce.

Counted with

回かいN4
Used when counting exchanges or back-and-forth turns; this noun is usually treated as an occurrence rather than a physical object.

Written forms

やり取とりUsage34%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling. It is usually written in kana.
やりとりUsage65%
Kana-only spelling, preferred.
遣やり取とりUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 遣; not commonly encountered.
ヤリトリUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of the verb やる (to give, to send) and 取る (to take, to receive), in their continuative forms, literally 'give and take'. The exact historical derivation is straightforward.