継
carry on; inherit; succeed; continue; patch; graft (tree)
13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 743.
Readings
- ケイ (on reading): 継続 (けいぞく) continuation; 継承 (けいしょう) inheritance
- つぐ (kun reading): 引き継ぐ (ひきつぐ) to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); 継ぐ (つぐ) to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.)
- まま (kun reading): 継母 (ままはは) stepmother; 継子 (ままこ) stepchild
Components
- 糸
- 米
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 小 radical small
- 幺 radical short thread
- 米 radical rice
- 糸 radical thread
Words using 継
- 継続 (けいぞく) continuation
- 継承 (けいしょう) inheritance
- 後継 (こうけい) succession
- 中継 (ちゅうけい) relay
- 後継者 (こうけいしゃ) successor
- 引き継ぐ (ひきつぐ) to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.)
- 継ぐ (つぐ) to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.)
- 受け継ぐ (うけつぐ) to inherit
- 中継ぎ (なかつぎ) joining
- 引き継ぎ (ひきつぎ) taking over
- 継母 (ままはは) stepmother
- 継子 (ままこ) stepchild
- 継娘 (ままむすめ) stepdaughter
- 継息子 (ままむすこ) stepson
- 継親 (ままおや) step-parent
156 words in all.