継

See also: 继

Translingual

Traditional	繼
Shinjitai	継
Simplified	继

Etymology

Simplified from 繼 (㡭 → ⿺𠃊米)

Han character

継 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 女火女火木 (VFVFD), composition ⿰糹⿺𠃊米)

1. continue, maintain, carry on

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 926, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27531
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3407, character 7
• Unihan data for U+7D99

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 継 – see 繼 (“to continue; to maintain; to carry on; to follow; to inherit and carry on; to succeed; etc.”). (This character is the former (1969–1976) Singaporean simplified form of 繼).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	継
Kyūjitai	繼

Kanji

継

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 繼)

1. acquire by birthright
2. follow in someone's footsteps or position
3. (clothes) patch
4. (be) grafted into a tree

Readings

• Go-on: け (ke)
• Kan-on: けい (kei, Jōyō)
• Kun: つぐ (tsugu, 継ぐ, Jōyō); つぎ (tsugi); まま (mama, 継)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
継
つぎ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
繼 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 継 – see the following entry: つぎ

(The following entry is uncreated: つぎ.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
継
まま Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
繼 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 継 – see the following entry: まま

(The following entry is uncreated: まま.)

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Korean

Hanja

継 • (gye) (hangeul 계, revised gye, McCune–Reischauer kye, Yale kyey)

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