ITS KANJI
IN A SENTENCE
IN OTHER SENTENCES
グレッグは、きっとお父さんの後を継ぐつもりだと思う。
I am sure that Greg is going to follow in his father's footsteps.
from Tatoeba
MEANINGS
1
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
godan verb · transitive
TANGOYA ASKS
2
to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
godan verb · transitive
3
to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)
godan verb · transitive
SOUNDS THE SAME
注ぐto pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) withつぐ · not in tangoya
次ぐto follow; to rank next (to)つぐDETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#3,613 most used
Written継ぐ、嗣ぐ、続ぐ、襲ぐ
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium