継ぐ

つぐ

嗣ぐ続ぐ襲ぐ

[tsugu]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow

2.GodanTransitive

to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair

3.GodanTransitive

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)

将来、父の仕事を継ぐつもりです。

I plan to take over my father's work.

母は破れた靴下を何度も継いで、私に履かせてくれた。

My mother mended my torn socks many times so I could keep wearing them.

伝統を次の世代に継いでほしい。

I want the tradition to be passed on to the next generation.