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取り寄せる (とりよせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり寄よせる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

order; send for; have sent

Used when requesting an item to be delivered, typically from a shop, catalog, or online store.

ネットで珍めずらしい食しょく材ざいを取とり寄よせた。
I ordered a rare ingredient online.
カタログから家か具ぐを取とり寄

よ

せる

。

I order furniture from a catalog.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

pull closer; draw near

Physical action of pulling something toward oneself; less common than the ordering sense.

彼かれは机つくえの上うえの書しょ類るいを手て元もとに取とり寄よせた。
He pulled the documents on the desk closer to him.

Written forms

取とり寄よせるUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
とりよせるUsage5%
取とり寄よせるUsage2%
Variant kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
寄draw near, stop in, bring near

Similar words

注ちゅう文もんする
注文する is a general term for placing an order, while 取り寄せる emphasizes having something sent from a distant source.
引ひき寄よせる
引き寄せる also means to pull something closer, but is more common for physical pulling; 取り寄せる is more strongly associated with ordering goods.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 寄せる (yoseru 'to bring near'). The ordering sense developed from the idea of having something brought to oneself.