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取り組む · godan verb (-mu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	取とり組くむ	取とり組くまない
Polite	取とり組くみます	取とり組くみません
Past polite	取とり組くみました	取とり組くみませんでした
Past	取とり組くんだ	取とり組くまなかった
Te-form	取とり組くんで	取とり組くまないで
Desire	取とり組くみたい	取とり組くみたくない
Potential	取とり組くめる	取とり組くめない
Passive	取とり組くまれる	取とり組くまれない
Causative	取とり組くませる	取とり組くませない
Causative passive	取とり組くませられるalso 取とり組くまされる	取とり組くませられないalso 取とり組くまされない
Volitional	取とり組くもう
Polite volitional	取とり組くみましょう
Imperative	取とり組くめ	取とり組くむな
Conditional	取とり組くめば	取とり組くまなければ
Tara conditional	取とり組くんだら	取とり組くまなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

Physical or competitive grappling; used for sumo, judo, wrestling, or being matched against an opponent.

Related words· 7

挑む implies boldly challenging or defying an opponent or difficulty, while 取り組む suggests steady, sustained engagement with a task.

努力する means to make an effort in general, whereas 取り組む specifically means to grapple with a particular task or problem.

打ち込む emphasizes throwing oneself passionately into an activity, while 取り組む is more neutral about seriously addressing a task.

対処する means to deal with or handle a situation as it arises, while 取り組む suggests a more proactive, ongoing effort to solve it.

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向むき合あうN2
取り組む means to tackle or work on a task or problem, while 向き合う emphasizes directly facing it emotionally or mentally rather than working through it.
携たずさわるN2
取り組む emphasizes actively tackling or wrestling with a task, while 携わる simply describes being part of or engaged in an ongoing field of work.
取とり掛かかるN1
取り組む stresses actively grappling with or wrestling a task over time, while 取り掛かる focuses on the moment of starting it.

Don't confuse with

取り込む means to take in or incorporate something (like laundry or data), while 取り組む means to grapple with or tackle a task or opponent.

取り組む means to tackle or engage with a task, which learners can confuse with 取り次ぐ due to the shared 取り- prefix despite unrelated meanings.