継ぐ (Tsugu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
- godan verb, transitive verbto patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
- godan verb, transitive verbto 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)
- godan verb, transitive verbto connect (stones)usu. ツぐ
Examples
王位を継ぐ。
I succeed to the throne.
彼は家業を継いだ。
He succeeded to the family business.
彼は父親の後を継いだ。
He took over the business from his father.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).