Keyword
inherit
- succeed
- continue
- patch
- graft (tree)
- Frequency
- #743
- Strokes
- 13
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1470
Readings
つ53%
ケイ47%
Mnemonic
Grandma's will leaves one thread, one grain of rice, and an empty picture frame, yet the cousins still brawl over who gets to inherit the frame.
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Used in vocabulary
中継ぎ
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher; middle reliever; pole-shaped item with a join in the middle; tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
Noun
継ぎ接ぎ
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
Noun
引き継ぐ
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue; to hand over
Godan verb
継ぐ
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow; to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; …
Godan verb
乗り継ぐ
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
Godan verb