Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 受け継ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 受う け 継つ ぐ 受う け 継つ がない Polite 受う け 継つ ぎます 受う け 継つ ぎません Past polite 受う け 継つ ぎました 受う け 継つ ぎませんでした Past 受う け 継つ いだ 受う け 継つ がなかった Te-form 受う け 継つ いで 受う け 継つ がないで Desire 受う け 継つ ぎたい 受う け 継つ ぎたくない Potential 受う け 継つ げる 受う け 継つ げない Passive 受う け 継つ がれる 受う け 継つ がれない Causative 受う け 継つ がせる 受う け 継つ がせない Causative passive 受う け 継つ がせられる also 受う け 継つ がされる 受う け 継つ がせられない also 受う け 継つ がされない Volitional 受う け 継つ ごう Polite volitional 受う け 継つ ぎましょう Imperative 受う け 継つ げ 受う け 継つ ぐな Conditional 受う け 継つ げば 受う け 継つ がなければ Tara conditional 受う け 継つ いだら 受う け 継つ がなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 から 〈 物もの 〉 を 受う け 継つ ぐ to inherit something from someone
He inherited the shop from his father.
伝でん 統とう を 受う け 継つ ぐ to carry on a tradition
This festival has carried on its tradition across many generations.
血ち を 受う け 継つ ぐ to inherit bloodline/genes (a trait)
She has inherited her mother's artistic streak.
意い 志し を 受う け 継つ ぐ to carry on someone's will/intention
His disciples carried on his will and continued the research.
家か 業ぎょう を 受う け 継つ ぐ to take over the family business
The eldest son ended up taking over the family business.
Kanji 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) 継 inherit, succeed, continue Related words· 6 継ぐ is a simpler, more formal verb for succeeding to something (like a throne or family line), while 受け継ぐ emphasizes actively receiving and carrying on something from a predecessor and is more common in everyday speech.
引き継ぐ focuses on taking over a job, task, or ongoing process from someone (like handing off work), whereas 受け継ぐ is broader and often used for inheriting property, traditions, or personal qualities.
相続する is a legal term specifically for inheriting property or assets under inheritance law, while 受け継ぐ is broader and can apply to non-legal, cultural, or personal inheritance.
受け継ぐ means to inherit or take over something concrete like a role or property, while 汲む in this figurative sense refers more to drawing on ideas, traditions, or qualities.
Show 2 more Show fewer 受け継ぐ is a general verb for inheriting something such as property or tradition, while 血を引く specifically refers to inheriting traits through blood relation.
受け継ぐ is the everyday native verb for inheriting or carrying something on, whereas 継承 is the more formal, noun-based equivalent often used in official or written contexts.
Don't confuse with 受け付ける shares the 受け - prefix with 受け継ぐ but means 'to accept or register (an application, request, etc.)', not 'to inherit'.
Written forms 受う け 継つ ぐ Usage 84%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
受う けつぐ Usage 10%
Kana-mixed spelling; less common but acceptable.
うけつぐ Usage 5%
Etymology Compound of 受ける (ukeru, 'to receive') and 継ぐ (tsugu, 'to succeed/inherit'). The combination emphasizes receiving and carrying on something from a predecessor.
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