つぐ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)
1. to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
My older brother took over the company.
2. to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
3. to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)
And then he went on to say this.
4. to connect (stones)
usu. ツぐ
Pitch accent
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ぐ
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Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to continue (to say)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to succeed to a house
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
Examples (14 in total)
My older brother took over the company.
I want to carry on my older brother's will.
My big brother took over our family home.