継
継 — Inherit
inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiつぐ (tsugu)
Kun’yomiまま- (mama)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 継
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 継続 | けいぞく keizoku | continuation; continuance; maintenance |
| 後継 | こうけい koukei | succession; successor |
| 中継 | ちゅうけい chuukei | relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting |
| 継投 | けいとう keitou | relieving the (starting) pitcher |
| 継承 | けいしょう keishou | inheritance; succession; accession |
| 中継ぎ | なかつぎ nakatsugi | joining; joint; intermediation |
Study notes
継 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #743 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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