EntryCommon
  1. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

    to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue

    私の息子が仕事を引き継ぐだろう。
    My son will take over the job.
  2. to hand over

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

Kun
ひ.くひ.ける
On
イン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
218 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

いなひきひけびき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-1SKIP code
3h1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1220.0Four corner code
3554deroo
5f15Unicode hex code
1-16-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1562Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1681New Nelson (John Haig)
181New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
207Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
160Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1232Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1318Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
238A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
144Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
271Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9699Morohashi
77A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
216Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
216Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
156sakade
167Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
81henshall3
87Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
263crowley
257Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
605Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1240Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin3Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)

Kun
つ.ぐまま-
On
ケイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
743 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-7SKIP code
6a7.8The Kanji Dictionary
2991.9Four corner code
2775deroo
7d99Unicode hex code
1-23-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3545Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4501New Nelson (John Haig)
1360New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1720Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1242Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1370Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1470Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
971A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2539Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
894Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27531Morohashi
1203A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1025Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1064Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1633Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1656Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
901Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1537Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1382Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
gyeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level