Where does “張り合い” come from?

張り合い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 張り, from Japanese 張る — spread, fill; swell; put up, spread.

張り合い (Japanese): rivalry, competition

Definitions

  1. rivalry, competition

Ancestry of “張り合い”, step by step

張り合い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 張り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese張りstretching
2Japanese張るspread, fill; swell; put up, spread

via Japanese 合い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese合い—
Every word from Japanese 張る →Every word from Japanese 張り →