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Keyword
inherit
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1470
Old form繼
Readings
つ
(60%)
けい
(37%)
まま
(2%)
Composed of
糸
thread
米
rice
𠃊
picture frame
Used in vocabulary (208 in total)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to take over; to hand over
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Examples (59 in total)
He wants to take over his father's business.
She inherited her mother's blue eyes.
This custom has been handed down from generation to generation.
I inherited his estate.
Who do you think will take over the company?
I'll take over your job.
He took over the business from his father.
He took over his father's business.
He has taken charge of his father's company.
I inherited my father's property.
My son will take over the job.
I took over the business from Father.
He took over the business after his father died.
When he retired, his son took over his business.
On his father's retirement he took over the business.
Discussions are ongoing.
This tradition has been passed down from generation to generation.
He inherited a great fortune.
She took over the business after her husband died.
He took over the business after her death.
At first, I had no intention of taking over the family business.
When John retired, his son took over his business.
John is sure to succeed his father in the company.
He will succeed to the throne.
The prince succeeded to the throne.
Who will succeed to the throne?
I'll take over your duties while you are away from Japan.
I'll take over your duties.
Edward inherited his uncle's estate.
Shun will take over my job while I'm away.
He has taken over his father's business.
He took over the business.
The trial lasted for ten consecutive days.
He has some share of his father's genius.
We have agreed to continue the negotiations.
These legends should be handed down to our offspring.
Myths and legends should be handed down from generation to generation.
The king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
The minister had to face a barrage of questions from the press.
These old customs have been handed down from generation to generation.
The matter of his successor is still under debate.
He succeeded his father as president of the company.
Tom inherited the family business.
Mr Koizumi succeeded Mr Mori as prime minister.
"How did you get to the zoo?" "I rode the train, and then the bus."
Tom moved back to Boston to take over his father's business.
Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?
The concert was broadcast live.
The English are the heirs of freedom.
This part of the land belongs to my stepmother.
I missed my connecting flight.
Bush followed Reagan as president.
Who will succeed Reagan as President?
I move that we continue the discussion.
The new minister took over the job on Monday.
Can I get a connecting flight to Atlanta?
I want to get a connecting flight to Boston.
Can I get a connecting flight to Osaka?
This is a direct broadcast from the Showa theater.