| はなし | 
|---|
| 話 | 
| の | 
| ほ | 
|---|
| 穂 | 
| を | 
| つ | 
|---|
| 継 | 
| ぐ | 
expression, Godan verb
- to pick up the thread of a story, to resume a conversation.
 
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
                                
 
 
 
 
 
  | 
                            話の穂を継ぐ | はなしのほをつぐ | |||||||||||||
                                
 
 
 
 
 
  | 
                            話の穂をつぐ | はなしのほをつぐ | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
tale, talk
はなし ワ はな.す (2nd, N5)
ear, ear (grain), head
ほ こう スイ (8th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
inherit, succeed, continue
つ.ぐ ケイ まま- (7th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
fishhook radical(乙) variant