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    3. 相手取る

    相手取る

    相あい手て取どる​

    to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit)

    KMT5News #11+1Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    相手どる

    あいてどる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit), to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

    Stroke 0 / 22

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    彼かれは強つよい相あい手てを相あい手て取どった。

    He took on a strong opponent.

    KMT4Sports & Martial Arts
    大だい企き業ぎょうを相あい手て取どって訴そ訟しょうを起おこすのは大たい変へんだ。

    It's tough to challenge a large corporation in a lawsuit.

    KMT5Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    自じ分ぶんよりはるかに強つよい相あい手てを相あい手て取どるには、大おおきな勇ゆう気きが必ひつ要ようだ。

    It takes great courage to challenge an opponent much stronger than oneself.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは、不ふ正せいな決けっ定ていを下くだした政せい府ふを相あい手て取どることを決けつ意いした。

    She decided to challenge the government that made an unfair decision.

    KMT7Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    困こん難なんな交こう渉しょうで相あい手てを相あい手て取どることは、精せい神しん的てきなストレスが大おおきい。

    Challenging an opponent in difficult negotiations causes a lot of mental stress.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    相
    あい-…(8)
    inter-・mutual・together・each other・minister of state…(4)
    Kanji
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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