Meaning of 引き継ぐ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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引き継ぐ, 引継ぐ, 引きつぐ
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Kana Readingひきつぐ
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Romajihikitsugu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `gu` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to take over; to hand over
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Example Sentences
引き継ぐ, 引継ぐ, 引きつぐ, ひきつぐ used in context
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４８歳の川勝良一監督はことし６月に福岡を引き継いだが、４６歳の松田監督とは因縁浅からぬ関係だ。
The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.
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I will take over your job.
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He took over the business after his father died.
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She took over the business after her husband died.
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She took me over the business after his husband died.
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She took over the will of him.
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Kanji found in this word
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
On: イン
Kun: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける
4 strokes
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