Lingaku継ぐ【つぐ】
Frequency rank: 3,618. – 3,621.
- to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
- to patch (clothes); to mend; to repaironly applies to 継ぐ
- 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)only applies to 継ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' ending; transitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
- to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
- 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)
This meaning refers to taking over a role or position from someone, often in a familial or professional context, signifying continuity.
This meaning involves the action of fixing or making clothing functional again, usually by sewing or applying a patch.
This meaning relates to the act of complementing or augmenting something, such as adding more fuel, or may imply a follow-up action or statement.
Generated collocations (experimental)
つぐ継ぐをするto succeed to a positionかぎょう家業をつぐ継ぐto inherit the family businessぎり義理をつぐ継ぐto succeed to a moral obligationでんとう伝統をつぐ継ぐto carry on a traditionだん暖をつぐ継ぐto add coals (to the fire)ち血をつぐ継ぐto succeed to one’s bloodlineきずな絆をつぐ継ぐto continue a bondみち道をつぐ継ぐto follow a path (literal or metaphorical)さくひん作品をつぐ継ぐto continue a body of workことばをつぐ言葉を継ぐto follow up with words
Example sentences
54 results
1. よんじゅう はっさい４８歳のかわかつ川勝りょういち良一かんとく監督はことしろくがつ６月にふくおか福岡をひきついだ引き継いだが、よんじゅう ろくさい４６歳のまつだ松田かんとく監督とはいんねん因縁あさからぬ浅からぬかんけい関係だ。
The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.
As soon as he graduated from Keio University, he took over his family's business.
He knows better than to spend all his money on horse racing.
He succeeded his father as president of the company.
Neither of his sons wants to succeed to his family business.
It won't be easy to find someone capable of taking his place.