Japanese word

引き継ぐ

Pronunciation

Romajihikitsugu

Meaning

  • verbtake over

Example

来月から私が仕事を引き継ぎます。rai getsu ka ra watashi ga shi goto o hi ki tsu gi ma su

I will take over the work starting next month.

Illustration for 引き継ぐ (take over)

More examples

父から家業を引き継ぎました。chichi ka ra ka gyō o hi ki tsu gi ma shi ta

I took over the family business from my father.

Core concept

Centers on a responsibility or activity moving from one holder to the next while its continuity is preserved.

Common phrases

  • 仕事を引き継ぐshi goto o hi ki tsu gu

    take over the work

  • 業務を引き継ぐgyō mu o hi ki tsu gu

    take over the operations

  • 店を引き継ぐmise o hi ki tsu gu

    take over the shop

  • 前任者から引き継ぐzen nin sha ka ra hi ki tsu gu

    take over from a predecessor

Similar words

受け継ぐuketsugu: To receive a role, duty, or activity from another person and continue it.
継承するkeishōsuru: To formally receive and continue a position, business, right, or tradition from a predecessor.
引き受けるhikiukeru: To accept responsibility for a task or role and agree to handle it.

Definition in Japanese

仕事や役割などを前の人から受け取り、そのまま続けて行う。shi goto ya yaku wari na do o mae no hito ka ra u ke to ri so no ma ma tsuzu ke te okona u

Word origin

引き継ぐ (hikitsugu) combines 引き (hiki), the continuative form of 引く (hiku, "pull"), with 継ぐ (tsugu, "continue or succeed to").

Usage tips

  • In workplace Japanese, 引き継ぐ (hikitsugu) often marks a handover of duties from one person to another, linking succession with continued responsibility.

Other meanings

  • continueverb
  • inheritverb

Related words

  • 引き継ぎhikitsugihandovernoun

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