中継ぎ

なかつぎ

中次ぎ中継中次

[nakatsugi]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suru

joining; joint

2.NounNoun・suru

intermediation; acting as an intermediary

3.NounNoun・suruNo-adj

relaying; taking over

4.Noun

《baseball》middle relief pitcher; middle reliever

5.Noun

pole-shaped item with a join in the middle

6.Noun

tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body

中継ぎ役として両者の間を取り持った。

I served as a go-between to mediate between the two parties.

商品は問屋が中継ぎをして小売店に届く。

Goods reach retail stores through wholesalers acting as intermediaries.

中継ぎの投手が三回を無失点に抑えた。

The relief pitcher held the opponents scoreless for three innings.