# 継 — Inherit

Frequency rank 805 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 更 (Renew), less common than 震 (Earthquake).

- On’yomi: けい
- Kun’yomi: つ
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Thread on the left and rice on the right — you thread rice grains onto a string, each generation inheriting the technique.

In words:

- 継ぐ つぐ — to succeed
- 継続 けいぞく — continuation
- 継ぎ目 つぎめ — a joint;joining point

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