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後
あと
を
継
つ
ぐ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, ぐ)
1. to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
Alt. forms
後
あと
を
継
つ
ぐ
93%
あとをつ
ぐ
6%
Kanji used
後
after
継
inherit
Top 22600
Conjugations...
Used in: 621
Composed of
後
あと
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
継
つ
ぐ
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
Examples (1 in total)
彼
かれ
はその
会
かい
社
しゃ
の
社
しゃ
長
ちょう
として
父
ちち
親
おや
の
後
あと
を
継
つ
いだ
。
He succeeded his father as president of the company.