取り上げ
Meanings
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.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が取り上げになるfor something to become the subject taken up (adopted/discussed)
The opinion became the topic taken up at the meeting.
- 〈物〉の取り上げを行うto carry out the confiscation of something
The police carried out the confiscation of the illegal drugs.
- 〈物〉の取り上げに抗議するto protest against the confiscation of something
The residents protested the confiscation of their pets.