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引き継ぐ

ひきつぐ

to take over, to hand over

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Examples

  1. 前の担当者から仕事を引き継いだ。

    まえのたんとうしゃからしごとをひきついだ。

    I took over the job from the previous person in charge.

  2. 来週から私が引き継ぎます。

    らいしゅうからわたしがひきつぎます。

    I'll be taking over from next week.

  3. 父の店を引き継ぐつもりだ。

    ちちのみせをひきつぐつもりだ。

    I intend to take over my father's shop.

  4. きちんと引き継いでから会社を辞めたい。

    きちんとひきついでからかいしゃをやめたい。

    I want to hand everything over properly before I leave the company.

Common patterns

仕事を引き継ぐ
to take over a job
後を引き継ぐ
to succeed someone
引き継ぎをする
to do a handover

Memory tip

引く "pull" plus 継ぐ "continue" — you pull the thread along and keep it going. The noun 引き継ぎ ("handover") is what you actually hear in offices. 受け継ぐ leans toward inheriting traditions or property; 引き継ぐ is for duties and roles.

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