I Love Kanji受け継ぐ (uketsugu)
受け継ぐ (うけつぐ, uketsugu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to inherit; to succeed”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うけつぐ
- Romaji
- uketsugu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to inherit; to succeed; to take over · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 受け継ぐ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 受け継ぐ | うけつぐ uketsugu |
| Polite (~masu) | 受け継ぎます | うけつぎます uketsugimasu |
| Negative | 受け継がない | うけつがない uketsuganai |
| Polite negative | 受け継ぎません | うけつぎません uketsugimasen |
| Past | 受け継いだ | うけついだ uketsuida |
| Polite past | 受け継ぎました | うけつぎました uketsugimashita |
| Negative past | 受け継がなかった | うけつがなかった uketsuganakatta |
| Te-form | 受け継いで | うけついで uketsuide |
| Potential | 受け継げる | うけつげる uketsugeru |
| Passive | 受け継がれる | うけつがれる uketsugareru |
| Causative | 受け継がせる | うけつがせる uketsugaseru |
| Volitional | 受け継ごう | うけつごう uketsugou |
| Imperative | 受け継げ | うけつげ uketsuge |
| Conditional (~ba) | 受け継げば | うけつげば uketsugeba |
Kanji in 受け継ぐ
受
accept, undergo, answer (phone)ジュ・う.ける・-う.け · 8 strokes継
inherit, succeed, continueケイ・つ.ぐ・まま- · 13 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 受け継ぐ.
受付うけつけreception (desk)受けるうけるto receive享受きょうじゅenjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.)受け取るうけとるto receive受取うけとりreceiving受験じゅけんtaking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiver引受るひきうけるto take on受け持つうけもつto take (be in) charge of受身うけみthe defensive受かるうかるto pass (examination)受持ちうけもちcharge (of something)受け入れうけいれreceiving受け入れるうけいれるto accept
Source: JMdict entry 1329600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.