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取り次ぐ
Meaning in Englishto act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message)
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What it means
To relay a message, request, or instruction from one person to another, usually through an intermediary; it describes handling communications on behalf of someone else.
Main meanings
- relay or forward messages or requests to another person or department
- act as an intermediary or go-between in conveying information
- in telephone or front-desk contexts, to connect or transfer a call
How to use it
Used in formal and semi-formal contexts, particularly in business, administration, and customer-service settings; common phrases include 電話を取り次ぐ and 伝言を取り次ぐ; it is not typically used in casual, everyday speech.
Variants and close terms
- 伝える (tsutaeru) — relay
- 仲介する (chuukaisuru) — mediate
- 転送する (tensousuru) — forward
Composition
- 取: to take, receive
- 次: next, to follow; combined meaning is taking and handing over to the next person
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Verb (五段動詞)
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Related words by kanji and components
N2
取り出す
toridasu
to take out, to pick out
N2
目次
mokuji
table of contents
N3
次第
shidai
order, circumstances, as soon as, depending on
N3
受け取る
uketoru
receive, accept, interpret
N3
次々
tsugitsugi
one after another, successively
N3
次ぐ
tsugu
follow, come next, succeed
N3
取り上げる
toriageru
to take up, to pick up; to confiscate
N3
取れる
toreru
to come off, to be taken off
N4
取り替える
torikaeru
exchange, replace
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