noun

  1. agency, commission, distributor, intermediation.
  2. reception (of guests).
  3. conveyance (of messages).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
取次 とりつぎ
 
取次ぎ とりつぎ
 
 
取り次ぎ とりつぎ

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)