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KanjiN1Secondary school · 中学13 strokesRadical 糸

継 · inherit, succeed

継 is a kanji meaning inherit, succeed, continue, patch. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ケイkei

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • つぐtsugu
  • まま-mama-

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 継 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 継
WordReadingMeaningLevel
継ぐつぐto succeed (someone in a business or inheritanceN3
継続けいぞくcontinuationN2
受け継ぐうけつぐto inherit, to succeedN1
跡継ぎあとつぎheir, successorN1
中継ちゅうけいrelay, hook-upN1
継ぎ目つぎめjoint, seamN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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