継ぐつぐ

tsugu

to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)

Example sentence

彼は父の仕事を継ぎたい。

He wants to take over his father's business.

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
継続	N2	けいぞく	けいぞくcontinuation
中継	N1	ちゅうけい	ちゅうけいrelay, hook-up
受け継ぐ	N1	うけつぐ	うけつぐto inherit, to succeed
跡継ぎ	N1	あとつぎ	あとつぎheir, successor
継目	N1	つぎめ	つぎめjoint, seam

Word	Reading	Meaning
守る	まもる	まもるto protect; to abide (by the rules)
含む	ふくむ	ふくむto contain, to include
与える	あたえる	あたえるto give
殺す	ころす	ころすto kill
戦う	たたかう	たたかうto fight, to compete, to battle
超える	こえる	こえるto exceed, to surpass (a quantity, limit, or standard; e.g. 定員[ていいん]を超[こ]える)
当たる	あたる	あたるto hit, to strike; to come true; to win (a prize)
相変わらず	あいかわらず	あいかわらずas ever, as usual

Spaced repetition, mnemonics and quizzes, from N5 to N1. Free to start.