Illustration: At the reception area of a small Japanese office, a visitor waits politely with a closed document case held in both hands. The receptionist stands at the open inner doorway, having attracted a colleague's attention, and gestures back toward the visitor with an open palm.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

取とり次つぐ

toritsugu

to announce a visitor or call

Often used when answering for someone else. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

取引先とりひきさきからの電話でんわを部長ぶちょうに取とり次ついだ。
I put a call from a client through to the department head.
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担当者たんとうしゃが席せきを外はずしていて、電話でんわを取とり次つげなかった。
The person in charge was away from their desk, so I couldn’t put the call through.
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玄関げんかんに来きたお客きゃくさんを母ははに取とり次ついだ。
I told my mother that a visitor was at the door.
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Kanji in 取次

取takeOnシュKunとる・とり・とり-
次next; orderOnジ・シKunつぐ・つぎ

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