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    3. 世襲

    世襲

    世せ襲しゅう

    heredity

    KMT8News #20+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, ParticleHistoryKanji Vocab27 strokes

    せしゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Particle

    1.
    heredity, heritage

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    その家か系けいは世せ襲しゅうで代だ々いだ続いいている。

    That family line has continued for generations through heredity.

    KMT6HistoryFamily & Relationships
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう芸げい能のうには世せ襲しゅう制せいが多おおく見みられる。

    Hereditary systems are often seen in traditional Japanese performing arts.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    古こ代だいの日 本 では、天て皇んの位うのくらいは世せ襲しゅうによって継けい承しょうされてきた。

    In ancient Japan, the emperor's throne was inherited through heredity.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    多おおくの伝でん統とう工こう芸げいでは、技ぎ術じゅつが親おやから子こへと世せ襲しゅうで伝つたえられる。

    In many traditional crafts, techniques are passed down from parent to child through heredity.

    KMT8HistoryArt & DesignCulture & Traditions
    政せい治じにおける世せ襲しゅうは、民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎの原げん則そくと矛む盾じゅんするという批ひ判はんもある。

    There are also criticisms that hereditary succession in politics contradicts the principles of democracy.

    KMT9Politics & LawHistoryCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    襲
    おそ.う・かさ.ね…(2)
    attack・advance on・succeed to・pile・heap
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