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取り組み (とりくみ, torikumi) Japanese meaning: effort | Kotomora
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Efforts to address environmental issues are urgent.
His approach to the new business is dead serious.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 への 取と り 組く み efforts/initiative toward (an issue)
Efforts to address environmental issues are being called for.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 取と り 組く みを 見み る to watch someone's sumo bout
I went to watch the yokozuna's bout.
取と り 組く みを 行おこな う to carry out an initiative
The city is carrying out a new initiative.
取と り 組く みが 組く まれる for a bout to be scheduled/arranged
The bouts for this tournament have been scheduled.
取と り 組く みを 強きょう 化か する to strengthen efforts/initiatives
The company strengthened its efforts on safety measures.
地じ 道みち な 取と り 組く み steady, down-to-earth effort
The steady efforts led to results.
Kanji 組 association, braid, plait Related words 取り組み highlights a structured initiative or approach to a task, while 努力 emphasizes the personal exertion and hard work involved.
取り組み specifically refers to a sumo bout or match, while 勝負 is a more general term for any contest or game with a winner and loser.
取り組み suggests a proactive, ongoing effort to tackle an issue, whereas 対応 often refers to responding or reacting to a situation as it arises.
施策 is a formal term for a specific policy measure taken by a government or organization, while 取り組み is broader and can describe any kind of effort, personal or institutional.
Don't confuse with 取り組み means an effort or initiative (or a sumo bout), while 取り決め means an agreement or arrangement settled between parties, despite the similar sound and kanji.
取り込み (bringing in, or confusion) and 取り組み (tackling a task, effort) look and sound nearly identical but mean very different things.
取り組み means an effort or initiative (e.g., in business or sports), which learners can visually confuse with 取り付け despite the completely different meaning.
Written forms 取と り 組く み Usage 55%
Standard spelling for general use. High frequency in news and everyday contexts.
取とり 組くみ Usage 29%
Often used specifically for sumo bouts or matches. This form is common in sumo references.
取とり 組く み Usage 14%
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but acceptable.
とりくみ Usage 1%
Etymology Noun form of the verb 取り組む (torikumu), from 取り (tori, 'taking') + 組む (kumu, 'to assemble' or 'to grapple'). The sumo sense derives from the grappling meaning.
とり 組く み
Usage <1%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
取と り 組くみ
Uncommon abbreviated spelling; mostly seen in older or compact texts.
