Japanese symbol for “answering”
取次ぎ
とりつぎ
Romaji: toritsugi
agency; agent; intermediation; distributor
In Japanese, answering is 取次ぎ, read とりつぎ (toritsugi).
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Meanings
- n agency; agent; intermediation; distributor
- n answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor)
- n passing on (a message); conveyance; relaying
Written forms: 取次ぎ、取り次ぎ、取次. Readings: とりつぎ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 買取 | かいとり kaitori | purchase; buying; buying out |
| 取得 | しゅとく shutoku | obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of) |
| 取る | とる toru | to take; to pick up; to grab |
| 取材 | しゅざい shuzai | gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.) |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく torishimariyaku | company director; board member |
| 次元 | じげん jigen | dimension |
| 次回 | じかい jikai | next time (occasion) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “answering”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.