Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb

取(と)り次(つ)ぐto act as an agent for, to intermediate, to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest), to convey (a message)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.), to convey, to transmit, to relay, to tell

      2. 2.

        to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.), to announce (a visitor), to answer (the door or phone on someone's behalf), to usher in (a guest)

      3. 3.

        to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers), to act as an intermediary, to handle (goods; for a company)

    All Forms

    取り次ぐ 【とりつぐ】、取次ぐ 【とりつぐ】

    Details

      • と

      • り

      • つ

      • ぐ

    • Frequency

      Dictionary Top 15,200

    Examples

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    • 妻(つま)が来客(らいきゃく)の要件(ようけん)を夫(おっと)に取(と)り次(つ)いだ。

      The wife relayed the guest’s reason for visiting to her husband.

      • N1
    • 部下(ぶか)が私(わたし)に電話(でんわ)を取(と)り次(つ)いでくれました。

      My subordinate put a call through to me.

      • N1
    • タイにあるこの会社(かいしゃ)は日本(にほん)とケニア間(かん)の国際的(こくさいてき)な取引(とりひき)を取(と)り次(つ)いでいる。

      This company in Thailand acts as an agent for international trade between Japan and Kenya.

      • N1
    • 社長(しゃちょう)からの電話(でんわ):「もしもし。至急(しきゅう)、担当(たんとう)の坂口(さかぐち)君(くん)に取(と)り次(つ)いでくれないか?」

      President on the Phone: 'Hello? Can you urgently put me through to Sakaguchi, the one in charge?'

      • N1
    • 部下(ぶか)の言(い)い訳(わけ)をわざわざ上司(じょうし)に取(と)り次(つ)ぐとは…彼(かれ)はなんて性格(せいかく)が悪(わる)いのだろう。

      He went out of his way to pass on his subordinate's excuses to the boss… What a nasty personality.

      • N1
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