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    3. 継承

    継承

    継けい承しょう

    inheritance

    KMT6News #9+1TechnologyFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    けいしょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    inheritance, succession, accession

    Noun

    2.
    share-alike
    law

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    3.
    inheritance
    computing

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは父ちちの事じ業ぎょうを継けい承しょうした。

    He inherited his father's business.

    KMT5Family & RelationshipsWork & Career
    このクラスは親おやクラスのメソッドを継けい承しょうしている。

    This class inherits methods from its parent class.

    KMT6Technology
    家か督とくの継けい承しょう問もん題だいが家か族ぞく会かい議ぎで話はなし合あわれた。

    The issue of family headship inheritance was discussed at the family meeting.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsPolitics & Law
    伝でん統とう芸げい能のうの継けい承しょうは、次じ世せ代だいへの重じゅう要ような課か題だいである。

    The inheritance of traditional performing arts is an important challenge for the next generation.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsEducation
    オブジェクト指し向こうプログラミングでは、継けい承しょうはコードの再さい利り用よう性せいを高たかめる。

    In object-oriented programming, inheritance enhances code reusability.

    KMT7Technology

    Kanji that make up this word

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