Vocabulary

What does 取り寄せる (とりよせる, toriyoseru) mean?

取り寄せる (とりよせる, toriyoseru) means to order and have delivered; to pull closer.

Quick facts
Reading	とりよせる
Romaji	toriyoseru
Part of speech	ichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

取り寄せるとりよせる

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontoriyoseru

to order and have delivered; to pull closer

1ichidan verb · transitive to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one
2ichidan verb · transitive to pull (something) closer

Example sentences

海外(かいがい)から本(ほん)を取(と)り寄(よ)せた。
I ordered a book from overseas.
資料(しりょう)を取(と)り寄(よ)せて確認(かくにん)する。
Order the materials and check them once they arrive.