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What does the kanji 継 mean?

継 means succeeding, continuing; splicing together. On'yomi ケイ. Kun'yomi つ.ぐ、まま-.

Quick facts
On'yomiケイ
Kun'yomiつ.ぐ、まま-
Strokes13
Main radical糸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ケイKun'yomi つ.ぐ、まま-
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

succeeding, continuing; splicing together

Memory hook

The broken thread (糸) spliced with more, so that it never stops — SUCCEED TO, CONTINUE.

Main radical

糸thread 6 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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