a male given name

close friend, bosom buddy / crony, chum

to inherit; to succeed (take over a position). See the variant form: 継ぐ.

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(visually) bright, clear / (auditorily) sonorant, clear / (psychologically) merry, cheerful / Used in personal names.

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

personal, private / secret

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law