漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
継: inherit, succeed
Also: continue, patch, graft (tree)
JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 米 is drawn in
13 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 継続けいぞくcontinuation; continuance; maintenance
- 後継こうけいsuccession
- 中継ちゅうけいrelay; hook-up
- 継投けいとうrelieving the (starting) pitcher
- 継承けいしょう
- 継続的けいぞくてきcontinuous
つぐtsugu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 継ぐつぐto succeed (a person, to a position, etc.)
- 中継ぎなかつぎjoining; joint
Also read まま-, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side継 inherit · 糸
vs断 severance · 斤In ChineseSimplified 继 · traditional 繼 · jì
Three different forms: Japanese 継, simplified 继, traditional 繼.
- Simplified
- 继 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 繼 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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