Word Meaning 引き継ぎ

ひきつぎ hikitsugi

引き継ぎ is read as ひきつぎ (hikitsugi) and means taking over.

Meaning

English

taking over
handing over
transfer of control
inheriting
passing on the baton

Reading

Kana

ひきつぎ

Romaji

hikitsugi

Writing Variants

引継ひきつぎ hikitsugi
引継ぎ ひきつぎ hikitsugi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 1057 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引き継ぐ

ひきつぐ

to take over

事務引き継ぎ

じむひきつぎ

taking over an office

大きさ引継ぎ配列

おおきさひきつぎはいれつ

assumed-size array

引き締め

ひきしめ

tightening

引っ繰り返る

ひっくりがえる

to be overturned

引き締める

ひきしめる

to tighten

引き締まる

ひきしまる

to become tense

引っ張る

ひっぱる

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

引き離す

ひきはなす

to pull apart

引き揚げ者

ひきあげしゃ

returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII)

引き裂く

ひきさく

to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)

引率

いんそつ

leading

Example Sentences

彼は、お父さんのビジネスを引き継ぎました。

He has taken over his father's business.