| な | か | 
|---|---|
| 中 | 
| つ | 
|---|
| 継 | 
| ぎ | 
noun, takes する
- joining, joint.
- intermediation, acting as an intermediary.
noun, takes する, takes genitive case の
- relaying, taking over.
noun
- Baseball term.middle relief pitcher, middle reliever. Abbreviation.
- pole-shaped item with a join in the middle.
- tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 
 | 中継ぎ | なかつぎ | ✔ | |||||||
| 
 
 
 | 中次ぎ | なかつぎ | ✔ | |||||||
| 
 | 中継 | なかつぎ | ||||||||
| 
 
 | 中次 | なかつぎ | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
inherit, succeed, continue
つ.ぐ ケイ まま- (7th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
fishhook radical(乙) variant