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つぐ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)
1. to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
2. to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
3. to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)
Alt. forms
継つぐ
83%
つぐ
16%
嗣つぐ
続つぐ
襲つぐ
Pitch accent
つ
ぐ
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Conjugations...Used in: 945
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
18 more...
Examples (8 in total)
He will succeed to the throne.
Tom inherited the family business.
He wants to take over his father's business.
Edward inherited his uncle's estate.
On his father's retirement he took over the business.
Bush followed Reagan as president.
At first, I had no intention of taking over the family business.
John is sure to succeed his father in the company.