Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 継ぐ(つぐ) in Japanese

継ぐ, 続ぐ, 嗣ぐ, 襲ぐ
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
つぐ
Romaji
tsugu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `gu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
    Example sentence
    父親引退する商売継いだ On his father's retirement he took over the business.

Examples of 継ぐ, 続ぐ, 嗣ぐ, 襲ぐ, つぐ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
継ぐ
Plain Polite
継ぎます
Negative
継がない
Negative Polite
継ぎません

Past

Plain
継いだ
Plain Polite
継ぎました
Negative
継がなかった
Negative Polite
継ぎませんでした

Te

Plain
継いで
Plain Polite
継ぎまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
継がれる
Plain Polite
継がれます
Negative
継がれない
Negative Polite
継がれません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

heir, succeed

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 1

22 strokes

attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap

On'Yomi: シュウ

Kun'Yomi: おそ.う, かさ.ね

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JLPT 1

13 strokes

inherit, succeed, patch, graft (tree)

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ぐ, まま-

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JLPT 3

13 strokes

continue, series, sequel

On'Yomi: ゾク, ショク, コウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: つづ.く, つづ.ける, つぐ.ない

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