Japanese symbol for “scramble”
取り合い
とりあい
Romaji: toriai
scramble; struggle
In Japanese, scramble is 取り合い, read とりあい (toriai).
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Meanings
- n scramble; struggle
Written forms: 取り合い、取合い. Readings: とりあい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scramble”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奪い合い | うばいあい ubaiai | scramble (for) |
| 争奪 | そうだつ soudatsu | struggle (for); scramble; contest |
| スクランブル | スクランブル sukuranburu | scramble |
| かき混ぜる | かきまぜる kakimazeru | to mix; to stir; to scramble |
| よじ登る | よじのぼる yojinoboru | to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 買取 | かいとり kaitori | purchase; buying; buying out |
| 取得 | しゅとく shutoku | obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of) |
| 取る | とる toru | to take; to pick up; to grab |
| 取材 | しゅざい shuzai | gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.) |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく torishimariyaku | company director; board member |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scramble”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.