継ぐ

つぐ

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.)

N1 #13,181

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
  2. to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
  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)
  4. usually in kana, go (game), usu. ツぐ to connect (stones)

Its kanji

In sentences

王位おういを継つぐ。 I succeed to the throne. #188485

彼かれは家業かぎょうを継ついだ。 He succeeded to the family business. #109258

トムは家業かぎょうを継ついだ。 Tom inherited the family business. #2706855

彼かれは王位おういを継つぐだろう。 He will succeed to the throne. #109526

彼かれはその会社かいしゃを継ついだ。 He acceded to the office. #112626

私わたしは父ちちの仕事しごとを継ついだ。 I took over my father's job. #152999

彼かれは父ちちの仕事しごとを継つぎたい。 He wants to take over his father's business. #100398

誰たが王位おういを継つぐのですか。 Who will succeed to the throne? #136939