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Illustration of 跡継ぎ

跡継あとつぎ

あとつぎ atotsugi Play N1 Noun

Meanings and examples

跡を継いで、家業や地位などを受け継ぐ人。 heir; successor

Example 1

店主には、店を任せられる跡継ぎが必要だった。

The shopkeeper needed a successor he could entrust the shop to.

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Example 2

父の跡継ぎとして、彼は家業を引き継いだ。

As his father's successor, he took over the family business.

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Kanji breakdown

継

N1

inherit; succeed; continue; patch; graft (tree)

On reading
ケイ
Kun reading
つ.ぐ、まま-
Radical
糸

跡

N2

tracks; mark; print; impression

On reading
セキ
Kun reading
あと
Radical
足
Illustration of 中継

中継

N1

ちゅうけい

relay; hook-up

Illustration of 受け継ぐ

受け継ぐ

N1

うけつぐ

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

Illustration of 継ぎ目

継ぎ目

N1

つぎめ

a joint; joining point

Illustration of 継ぐ

継ぐ

N1

つぐ

to succeed

Illustration of 跡切れる

跡切れる

N1

とぎれる

to pause; to be interrupted