継 – inherit, succeed, continue

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#743 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 継 means inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つ.ぐ、まま- (tsugu, mama). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	つ.ぐ	tsugu
Kun’yomi	まま-	mama

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: ｜・糸・幺・小・米.

Words using 継

継ぐつぐto succeed (a person, to a position, etc.)継続けいぞくcontinuation中継ちゅうけいrelay跡継ぎあとつぎheir受け継ぐうけつぐto inherit継目つぎめjoint

Example sentences

誰が王位を継ぐのですか。

Who will succeed to the throne?

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交渉を継続することで合意しました。

We have agreed to continue the negotiations.

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彼はその財産を受け継ぐ資格はない。

He has no claim to the property.

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Kanji with the same radical

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