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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
to take over; to hand over
to take over; to hand over
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to continue (to say)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to succeed to a house
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
Examples (8 in total)
He will succeed to the throne.
Tom inherited the family business.
He wants to take over his father's business.
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