Keyword
inherit
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1470
Old form
Readings
(60%)
けい
(37%)
まま
(2%)
Composed of
thread
rice
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
continuation
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
heir; inheritor; successor
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to continue (to say)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to succeed to a house
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
right of succession; right to the throne
heir; successor
succession; successor
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
joint; seam; joining point
stepmother
heir; inheritor; successor
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
succession struggle; succession race
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
(Japanese) imperial succession
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
stepchild
continuation of war
television broadcast
successor; heir; heiress
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
heir; successor
stopping point; stopover
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
successor machine; later model
relay station; translator station
outside broadcasting van; OB van; mobile unit; outdoor broadcasting van
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
duration; running time (e.g. in film)
continuity; continuance
succession; accession; inheritance
occurring in succession
to join together; to patch together
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
to take over; to hand over
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
stepfather
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
joint; seam; joining point
addition; extension; elongation
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
nation-wide hookup; nationwide broadcast
heir; inheritor; successor
day and night; turning night into day
a coupler; a splice; a successor; an heir
relieving the (starting) pitcher
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
to transmit by word of mouth
to join together; to patch together
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
continued consultation; continuous conference
heir; inheritor; successor
second wife
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
transit trade; entrepôt trade
seamless; jointless; one-piece
live satellite transmission; live coverage via satellite
War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
continued statement
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
a coupler; a splice; a successor; an heir
a jointed fishing rod
accession to the throne
step-sister (elder); stepsister
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to join together; to patch together
doing patchwork; an item needing patching
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
to transmit by word of mouth
continuing expenditure
(electric) relay
inheritance; taking over (a business, property)
connecting flight
connecting flight
opportunity to continue a conversation
a jointed fishing rod
cutting and patching; splicing; grafting
paper patchwork
winning game after game
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
televised broadcast of a stage performance
carrying over a bill from one Diet session to the next, being deliberated by a committee in the interim
to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
taking over an office
addition; extension; elongation
Ceremony for Inheriting the Imperial Regalia and Seals
transit trade; entrepôt trade
(electrical) relay
extension leg (apparatus, etc.); tsugi-ashi; moving the back foot closer to the front foot and following with a big step
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
succession; accession; inheritance
capped tooth; (dental) crown
capped tooth; (dental) crown
transit trade; entrepôt trade
seamless; jointless; one-piece
seamless; jointless; one-piece
seamless; jointless; one-piece
doing patchwork; an item needing patching
paper patchwork
cutting and patching; splicing; grafting
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
opportunity to continue a conversation
sheet bend (knot)
patch (for mending clothes, fabric, etc.)
patch (for mending clothes, fabric, etc.)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); stock (in grafting)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); stock (in grafting)
swimming relay
second husband
unmixed-in lump of flour
transit network (telecommunications, networking); relay network
dovetail joint; swallowtail joint
dovetail joint; swallowtail joint
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next
(one's) step-parents
gooseneck tenon and mortise joint
gooseneck tenon and mortise joint
(mobile phone) number portability (introduced to Japan in October 2005)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); stepladder
stool (stood on to reach high objects)
stool (stood on to reach high objects)
CONT (continue) signal
toll switch; TS; trunk exchange
barb fitting; barbed tubing connection
barb fitting; barbed tubing connection
barb fitting; barbed tubing connection
barb fitting; barbed tubing connection
step-sister (younger); stepsister
agent; intermediary
agent; intermediary
mitre (joint, in woodworking); miter
lap joint (in building)
Continuation War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1941-1944)
middle relief pitcher; middle reliever
middle relief pitcher; middle reliever
spliced pole (building, electrical)
spliced pole (building, electrical)
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
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.