継

Han character

 * 1) continue, maintain, carry on

Kanji

 * 1) acquire by birthright
 * 2) follow in someone's footsteps or position
 * 3) (clothes) patch
 * 4) (be) grafted into a tree

Noun

 * 1) stepmother; state of being a stepmother

Prefix

 * 1) step-; half- related through only one parent