つなぎ
Meanings
Noun
1. link; connection; tie; bond; contact (Usually kana)
Noun
No-adjective
2. filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.) (Usually kana)
Noun
3. thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; liaison (Usually kana)
4. hedging; hedge (Usually kana)
5. overalls; coveralls; boiler suit (Usually kana)
6. intermission; interval (Usually kana)
7. connection (Usually kana, usu. ツナギ)
Other spellings
繋ぎ
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
つなぎ
Used in vocabulary
顔つなぎ
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); making oneself seen; introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
Noun
場繋ぎ
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
Noun
Examples2
すぐに
I'll put your call through in a minute.
少々
Hang on. I'll transfer you.