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継 means 'follow'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 748   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-5    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 62 words   Used in 134 words   Used in 282 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケイ
Kun
   つぐ to follow, succeed to, inherit
Additional readings
Kun    まま-
Variants
繼 (kyujitai)   继 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  糸 thread  ⿺  𠃊 shelf  米 rice  
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断 refuse  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 継 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 継 is used 112 times, read 3 ways.
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ケイ : 63 words FIND ALL
け い ぞ く 0
continuation
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つぐ : 44 words FIND ALL
つ ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
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まま- (read as まま) : 5 words FIND ALL
ま ま は は 0
noun
stepmother
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An additional 断 less common words include 継 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1203  Joy o' Kanji : 1203  Key to Kanji: - 

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継
ケイ   つぐ to follow, succeed to, inherit   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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丷
eight
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
shelf
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