Keyword
inherit
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1470
Old form
Readings
(60%)
けい
(37%)
まま
(2%)
Composed of
thread
rice
picture frame
Used in vocabulary (208 in total)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to take over; to hand over
Examples (59 in total)
He wants to take over his father's business.
She inherited her mother's blue eyes.
This custom has been handed down from generation to generation.