succession to another's professional name
しゅうめい
Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive
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succession to another's professional name
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歌舞伎役者が代々受け継がれる名を襲名する。
A Kabuki actor succeeds to a name passed down through generations.
落語家にとって、師匠の大名跡を襲名することは最高の栄誉である。
For a rakugo performer, succeeding to the grand professional name of their master is the highest honor.
襲名は単なる名前の変更ではなく、その名に込められた伝統と責任を受け継ぐことを意味する。
Succession to a name is not merely a name change, but means inheriting the tradition and responsibility embodied in that name.
江戸時代には、武士や商人でも家業を継ぐ際に襲名が行われることがあった。
In the Edo period, even samurai and merchants sometimes underwent a name succession when inheriting the family business.
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