継ぐ
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
2. to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
3. to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)
4. to connect (stones) (Usually kana, usu. ツぐ)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
つぐ
Examples28
誰
Who will succeed to the throne?
彼
He acceded to the office.
彼
He wants to take over his father's business.
私
I took over my father's job.
彼
He took over the business from his father.
ブッシュ
Bush followed Reagan as president.