継つぐ

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継ぐ · godan verb (-gu)

Meanings

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

Used for succeeding to a position, role, family business, or inheriting traits and responsibilities. Common with nouns like 跡, 家業, 王位.

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受うけ継つぐN2sense 1
受け継ぐ stresses the act of receiving something passed down, while 継ぐ is the plainer, more general verb for succeeding to a role or tradition.
引ひき継つぐN1sense 1
引き継ぐ is used mainly for taking over duties or work from a predecessor, whereas 継ぐ covers a wider range including family lines and traditions.
相そう続ぞくN3sense 1
相続する is the formal, legal term for inheriting property or an estate, while 継ぐ is the everyday word that also covers non-legal succession like a role or trade.
繕つくろうN1sense 2
繕う is the general word for mending or fixing up clothing, while 継ぐ specifically means to patch by joining a piece of fabric.

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足たすN4sense 3
足す is a general word for adding more of something, while 継ぐ is used specifically for replenishing fuel or picking up a conversation to keep it going.
襲おそうN2
継ぐ is the neutral, everyday verb for inheriting or succeeding to a role, while 襲う in this sense adds a nuance of formally or forcefully stepping into someone's position.
踏ふむN4
継ぐ is the everyday word for succeeding to a position or throne, while 踏む in this sense is a rare, formal usage found mainly in historical writing.

Don't confuse with

次つぐN2
次ぐ (rank next, follow in order) and 継ぐ (succeed, inherit, e.g. a family business) share the same reading つぐ but have completely different meanings.
接つぐN1
接ぐ means to physically join or graft (e.g. bones, branches), while 継ぐ (same reading) means to inherit or succeed to something like a family business or title.