引き継ぐ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 引き継ぐ
1
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue
Examples
私の息子が仕事を引き継ぐだろう。
My son will take over the job.
2
to hand over
Kanji in this Word
引
4 strokes
Frequency: 218
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
pull
tug
jerk
admit
install
quote
refer to
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひ.く
ひ.ける
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
いな
ひき
ひけ
びき
継
13 strokes
Frequency: 743
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
inherit
succeed
continue
patch
graft (tree)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つ.ぐ
まま-
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