継
継·succeed to, inherit, continue, join on
- On-yomi
- ケイ
- Kun-yomi
- つ(ぐ)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 継続 | けいぞく | continuation |
| 中継 | ちゅうけい | relay, live broadcast |
| 後継者 | こうけいしゃ | successor |
| 受け継ぐ | うけつぐ | to inherit, to take over |
Example sentences
練習を継続することが大切です。
れんしゅうをけいぞくすることがたいせつです。
Keeping up the practice is what matters.
父の店を受け継ぐことにした。
ちちのみせをうけつぐことにした。
I decided to take over my father's shop.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 継続 as けいそく — it voices to けいぞく (けいそく is 計測, measurement)
- Reading 中継 as ちゅうつぎ — it is ちゅうけい
Memory aid
Picture it
糸 (thread) on the left: cut threads tied back together so the line runs on — one generation taking up the next.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 中継ちゅうけいlive relay, broadcast
- 受け継ぐうけつぐto inherit; to take over; to succeed to
- 継ぎ目つぎめjoint; seam; splice; joining point
- 継ぐつぐto succeed to; to inherit; to carry on (from someone); to join on
- 跡継ぎあとつぎheir; successor (to a family or family business)
- 引き継ぐひきつぐto take over, to hand over
- 継続するけいぞくするto continue
- 乗り継ぎのりつぎconnection, transfer (of flights, trains)
- 中継するちゅうけいするto relay, to broadcast live (from a location)
- 継続けいぞくcontinuation, continuing without a break
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