Memory phrase for the Kanji: 継

継

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Meaning patch (at cloth), inherit, follow

Pronunciation

KEI
tsugu, mama-

Explanation

From left: thread 糸, corner ∟, rice 米

Mnemonic
 
With the thread onto the corner-like tear ∟ [at the clothes] a patch 米 is added as a layer to follow.

Radicals

糸 thread
∟ corner
米 riceThe rice plant has this radical: 禾
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 Vocabulary

中継 ちゅうけい  relay, hook-up
受け継ぐ うけつぐ  to inherit, to succeed, to take over
継ぐ つぐ  to succeed (someone in a business or inheritence)
継目 つぎめ  joint, seam
継続 けいぞく  continuation
跡継ぎ あとつぎ  heir, successor

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