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引き継ぎ (ひきつぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
handover ; taking over ; transfer
Refers to the act of transferring duties, responsibilities, projects, or control from one person or group to another. Common in business, organizational, and everyday contexts.
引ひ
き
継つ
ぎ
資し
料りょう
を
作さく
成せい
し
て
ください
。
Please prepare the handover documents.
Written forms 引ひ き 継つ ぎ Usage 47%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
引ひき 継つ ぎ Usage 29%
Common abbreviated spelling, especially in business contexts.
引ひき 継つぎ Usage 24%
Further abbreviated form; seen in some compound nouns or headings.
Kanji 継 inherit, succeed, continue Similar words 引ひ き 継つ ぐ The verb form; 引き継ぎ is the nominalized version, often used in compound nouns like 引き継ぎ事項 (handover matters).
継けい 承しょう More formal term for succession or inheritance, often used for traditions, thrones, or rights, whereas 引き継ぎ is more about practical task transfer.
Etymology Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 継ぎ (tsugi, continuative form of 継ぐ 'to succeed, inherit'). Literally 'pulling and succeeding', referring to the act of taking over something from a predecessor.
