Memory phrase for the character: 継


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Meaning

patch (at cloth), inherit, follow

Pronunciation

KEI
tsugu, mama-

Explanation

From left: thread 糸, corner ∟, rice 米

Mnemonic


 
A thread is used to sew a patch 米 onto the torn corner ∟ [of the fabric] as a following layer = patch.

Radicals

thread
corner
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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