継
つ.ぐ
tsugu
JLPT N113 strokesKanjiLevel 97 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
継 is the kanji for "Succeed". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is つ.ぐ (tsugu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Succeed
Also : Continue · Patch · Graft
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Readings
kunつ.ぐ/ tsugukunまま/ mamaonけい/ kei
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
糹米
Example Sentences
伝統を継承する。
でんとうをけいしょうする。
I will inherit the tradition.
彼は父の事業を継いだ。
かれはちちのじぎょうをついだ。
He took over his father's business.
Vocabulary using 継
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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