JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4
継

Meaning

Kanji 継

inherit

inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
つ.ぐまま-
Onyomi 音読み
ケイ
Nanori 名乗り
つぎつぐつねひで

Variant: 㡭 (Itaiji) , 继 (Itaiji) • Old form: 繼 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#743
Strokes
13
Radical
糸
Components
| • 小 • 幺 • 米 • 糸
Kanji Kentei
Level 4
Similar Kanji
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Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 159 entries that include this kanji.

継続

けいぞく

continuation

継ぐ

つぐ

to patch (clothes)

継母

ままはは

stepmother

継投

けいとう

relieving the (starting) pitcher

継承

けいしょう

inheritance

継続的

けいぞくてき

continuous

継ぎ

つぎ

join

継ぎ目

つぎめ

joint

接ぎ木

つぎき

grafting

継ぎ竿

つぎざお

a jointed fishing rod

継ぎ紙

つぎがみ

paper patchwork

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は父の店を継いだ。

He inherited his father's shop.

兄の後を継ぐのは私です。

I am the one who will succeed my older brother.

伝統は今も受け継がれている。

That tradition is still being passed down today.

話を継いでください。

Please continue the conversation.

破れた網を糸で継いだ。

I patched the torn net with thread.