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継

inherit
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingつ.ぐ、まま-
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.)
  2. to inherit
  3. to take over
  4. to follow
  5. to patch (clothes)

Popular Usage

継続跡継ぎ受け継ぐ

Radicals and components

Radical糸silkComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · rice (米) · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1470

Compound words

継続けいぞく
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
跡継ぎあとつぎ
heir; inheritor; successor
受け継ぐうけつぐ
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
継ぐつぐ
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow; to patch (clothes)
継承けいしょう
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike; inheritance
継投けいとう
relieving the (starting) pitcher
後継こうけい
succession; successor
中継ちゅうけい
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
生中継なまちゅうけい
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
中継ぎなかつぎ
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying
継続的けいぞくてき
continuous
引き継ぐひきつぐ
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue
継ぎ接ぎつぎはぎ
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
引き継ぎひきつぎ
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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