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Kanji Detail for 継 - "inherit, succeed, continue"
継
- Meaning
継 means "inherit, succeed, continue."
To inherit - To succeed; to continue; to carry on.
Successor - One who inherits; an heir.
Following - Subsequently; in succession.
To patch - To mend with fabric.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
- Related Keywords
Sentences including 継
He took over his father's business.
He must succeed to his father's business.
He succeeded to his father's estate.
He took over the business from his father.
I will take over your job.
My son will take over the job.
He acceded to the office.
The concert was broadcast live.
He took over the business.
He succeeded to the family business.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私にはそれが失望だか、不平だか、悲哀だか、解らなかったけれども、何しろ二の句の継げないほどに強いものだったので、私はそれぎり何もいう勇気が出なかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
彼の性格の一面は、たしかに継母に育てられた結果とも見る事ができるようです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それでＫの小供の時分には、継母よりもこの姉の方が、かえって本当の母らしく見えたのでしょう。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
Ｋの室は空虚でしたけれども、火鉢には継ぎたての火が暖かそうに燃えていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
彼の性格の一面は、たしかに継母に育てられた結果とも見る事ができるようです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それでＫの小供の時分には、継母よりもこの姉の方が、かえって本当の母らしく見えたのでしょう。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
Ｋの室は空虚でしたけれども、火鉢には継ぎたての火が暖かそうに燃えていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha