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    3. 末期養子

    末期養子

    末まつ期ご養よう子し

    deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line)

    NTNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab35 strokes

    まつごようし

    Noun

    1.
    deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line), person adopted by someone on his deathbed

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    Kanji that make up this word

    末
    すえ・うら・うれ…(2)
    end・close・tip・powder・posterity
    期
    period・time・date・term
    養
    やしな.う…(3)
    foster・bring up・rear・develop・nurture
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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