“Getting to grips” in Japanese
Short answer
Getting to grips in Japanese is “格闘” (kakutou). Full meaning: (hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.), grappling, wrestling, getting to grips (with).
Other ways to say “Getting to grips” in Japanese
かくとう
kakutou (hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.), grappling, wrestling, getting to grips (with)
角鬪
kakutou (hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.), grappling, wrestling, getting to grips (with)
挌闘
kakutou (hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.), grappling, wrestling, getting to grips (with)
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