跡継ぎ

あとつぎ

Also written 後継ぎ, 跡継, 後継

Meanings

1. Noun heir; inheritor
2. successor

Kanji

• 跡 trace. Read as あと.
• 継 carry on. Read as つぐ.

Common phrases

• 跡継ぎがいない
• 跡継ぎになる
• 後継ぎがおらない
• 跡継ぎを産む

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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