言 付(ことづ)け

ことづけ

noun

verbal message; word left with someone

communication

1. verbal message; message left with someone; errand

A message entrusted to someone to pass along to a third party. Can also refer to sending something via another person.

言付(ことづ)けをお願(ねが)いできますか。

Could I leave a message with you?

母(はは)からの言付(ことづ)けを伝(つた)えた。

I passed along a message from my mother.

留守(るす)だったので、同僚(どうりょう)に言付(ことづ)けを頼(たの)んで帰(かえ)った。

They were out, so I left a message with a colleague and went home.

Usage

A noun. Also written as 託(ことづ)け. The related verb 言付(ことづ)ける (ichidan, not a する verb) means to leave a message with someone, or to send something through them.

Common collocations

言付(ことづ)けを頼(たの)む (to ask someone to pass a message)
言付(ことづ)けを伝(つた)える (to relay a message)
言付(ことづ)けを預(あず)かる (to take a message)

Similar words

伝言(でんごん): message — more general, also used for written messages
メッセージ: message — the English loanword, broader in usage

Related Words

Synonym: 伝言(でんごん) (message (general))

Compare: メッセージ (message)

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Added 2026.3.14 15:28 · Revised 2026.9.25 12:32

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