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    3. 承継

    承継

    承しょう継けい

    succession

    KMT10News #34+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab21 strokes

    紹継

    しょうけい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    succession, accession, inheritance

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    会かい社しゃの事じ業ぎょう承しょう継けいが問もん題だいになっています。

    The business succession of the company has become an issue.

    KMT8Business & Finance
    社しゃ長ちょうの座ざは息むす子こに承しょう継けいされることになった。

    It was decided that the presidency would be succeeded by his son.

    KMT10Business & FinanceFamily & Relationships
    伝でん統とう工こう芸げいの技ぎ術じゅつ承しょう継けいは、後こう継けい者しゃ不ぶ足そくにより深しんこ刻んこくな課か題だいとなっている。

    The succession of traditional craft techniques has become a serious challenge due to a lack of successors.

    KMT10Business & FinanceCulture & TraditionsWork & Career
    M&Aによる事エムアン業ドエーによ承るじぎょう継しょうけいは、中ちゅう小しょう企き業ぎょうの存そん続ぞく戦せん略りゃくの一ひとつです。

    Business succession through M&A is one of the survival strategies for small and medium-sized enterprises.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    皇こう位い承しょう継けいの問もん題だいは、日に本ほんの政せい治じにおいて常つねに議ぎ論ろんの対たい象しょうです。

    The issue of imperial succession is always a subject of debate in Japanese politics.

    KMT10Politics & LawHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    承
    うけたまわ.る・う.ける…(8)
    acquiesce・hear・listen to・be informed・receive
    継
    つ.ぐ・まま-…(1)
    inherit・succeed・continue・patch・graft (tree)
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