How to say "convey" in Japanese

• 伝えるつたえるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThis is the word when convey means communicating something to someone: reporting news, telling what happened, or making your thoughts and feelings known.
  奥様おくさまによろしくお伝つたえください。↗

  Please say hello to your wife.
• 取り次ぐとりつぐJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbUsed when a message is conveyed by an intermediary: you relay or pass on to the person concerned what someone else wants to communicate, rather than telling them yourself.
• 運ぶはこぶJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the physical sense of convey: to carry, transport, or move something such as goods or luggage from one place to another. For conveying information or feelings, a different word is needed.
  荷物にもつを二に階かいに運はこんでいただけませんか。↗

  Would you carry my luggage upstairs?
• 譲るゆずるJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbMatches convey only where that means handing over or transferring ownership, rights, or property to someone else; for conveying a message or feelings it is not the word you want.
  叔父おじは私に車くるまを譲ゆずってくれた。↗

  My uncle gave me his car.

Use 「伝える」 when convey means communicating information or feelings, 「取り次ぐ」 when a message is relayed through an intermediary, 「運ぶ」 for the physical sense of carrying or transporting, and 「譲る」 only for handing over or transferring rights or property.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 伝えるつたえるto convey
• 取り次ぐとりつぐto pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.)
• 運ぶはこぶto carry
• 譲るゆずるto hand over
• 申し伝えるもうしつたえるto convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior)
• 通すとおすto relay (a message, an order, etc.)