13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

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

Kun'yomi
  • to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.) ②to patch (clothes) ③to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire)
  • まま-
On'yomi
  • ケイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

64.6%
ケイ 35.4%

Character Breakdown

inherit, succeed, continue
つ.ぐ ケイ まま- (7th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.) ②to patch (clothes) ③to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire)
relay ②relay broadcasting
inheritance ②share-alike ③inheritance
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation
heir ②successor
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References

Unicode hex code 7D99
JIS X 0208 1-23-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3545
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4501
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1360
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1720
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 919
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1242
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1370
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1470
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 971
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2539
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 894
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27531
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1203
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1025
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1064
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1633
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1656
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 901
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1537
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1382
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a7.8
Four corner code 2991.9
De Roo Code 2775