Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.), to convey, to transmit, to relay, to tell.
  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. to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers), to act as an intermediary, to handle (goods; for a company).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
取り次ぐ とりつぐ
 
取次ぐ とりつぐ
 
 
 
取りつぐ とりつぐ
 
 
取り継ぐ とりつぐ
 
取継ぐ とりつぐ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
next, order, sequence
つぎ ジ つ.ぐ (3rd, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)