Memory phrase for the character: 継
継
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Meaning
patch (at cloth), inherit, follow
Pronunciation
KEI tsu gu , mama-
Explanation
From left: thread 糸, corner ∟, rice 米
Mnemonic
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A thread is used to sew a patch 米 onto the torn corner ∟ [of the fabric] as a following layer = patch.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
中継
ちゅうけい
relay, hook-up
205
受け継ぐ
うけつぐ
to inherit, to succeed, to take over
1299
継ぐ
つぐ
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritence)
4903
継目
つぎめ
joint, seam
4904
継続
けいぞく
continuation
4905
跡継ぎ
あとつぎ
heir, successor
5768
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