756. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 祖 -> _ -> _ -> 鳴 b) 針 -> _ -> _ -> 贈

Answer:

a) 祖 -> 助 -> 加 -> 鳴

祖  SO  - ancestor

助  JO , tasu(keru), suke - help, rescue, assistance

加  KA, kuwa(eru), kuwa(waru) - add, append, join, take part

鳴  MEI, na(ku), na(ru)(rasu) - cry, sing, howl, ring

b) 針 -> 古 -> 員 -> 贈

針  SHIN, hari - needle

古  KO, furu(i) - old

員  IN - member

贈  ZOU, SOU, oku(ru) - give, present, bestow