継 means “inherit, succeed, continue”

つぐ · tsugu

Also: patch

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): つぐ, まま-
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ケイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 13 strokes

The story

Thread (糸) beside rice in a corner (米 in an L-shaped frame), the same piece 断, cut, is built on: 断 cuts the thread, 継 ties it back on. 継ぐ is to carry on, like a son taking over the family shop, and 生中継 is a live broadcast.

Used in 引き継ぐ (hikitsugu, to take over/hand over), 中継 (chuukei, relay/live broadcast), and 継続 (keizoku, continuation)

継 means “inherit, succeed, continue”

The story

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