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    3. 後継

    後継

    後こう継けい

    succession

    KMT4News #4+1Work & CareerKanji Vocab22 strokes

    こうけい

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    succession

    Noun

    2.
    successor

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの後こう継けいは誰だれですか。

    Who is his successor?

    KMT3Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの後こう継けい者しゃとして選えらばれた。

    He was chosen as the successor to the president.

    KMT4Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは引いん退たい後ご、息むす子こを事じ業ぎょうの後こう継けいに指よし名めいした。

    After retirement, he nominated his son as his business successor.

    KMT5Work & CareerBusiness & FinanceFamily & Relationships
    会かい社しゃの未み来らいのため、後こう継けい者しゃの育いく成せいが急きゅう務むだ。

    For the future of the company, fostering successors is an urgent task.

    KMT6Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    この技ぎ術じゅつの後こう継けいとなる新あたらしいシステムを開かい発はつ中ちゅうだ。

    We are developing a new system that will be the successor to this technology.

    KMT6TechnologyWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    継
    つ.ぐ・まま-…(1)
    inherit・succeed・continue・patch・graft (tree)
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