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    3. 跡継ぎ

    跡継ぎ

    跡あと継つぎ​

    heir

    N1KMT10News #34+1Ref L2NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab32 strokes

    後継ぎ跡継後継

    あとつぎ

    Noun

    1.
    heir, inheritor
    2.
    successor

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれが会かい社しゃの跡あと継つぎです。

    He is the successor to the company.

    KMT5Family & RelationshipsWork & Career
    伝でん統とう工こう芸げいの技ぎ術じゅつを継けい承しょうする跡あと継つぎが不ふ足そくしています。

    There is a shortage of successors to inherit traditional craft techniques.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsCulture & TraditionsWork & Career
    家か業ぎょうの跡あと継つぎ問もん題だいは、多おおくの地ち方ほうで深しん刻こくな社しゃ会かい問もん題だいとなっています。

    The issue of succession for family businesses has become a serious social problem in many regions.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsBusiness & FinancePolitics & Law
    彼かれは長ちょう男なんとして、家いえを継つぐ跡あと継つぎとしての重じゅう責せきを背せ負おっています。

    As the eldest son, he bears the heavy responsibility of being the heir to the family.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    跡あと継つぎがいないため、その老しに舗せ旅りょか館んは廃はい業ぎょうせざるを得えませんでした。

    Because there was no successor, that long-established inn had no choice but to close down.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsBusiness & FinanceTravel & Transportation

    Characters that make up this word

    跡
    あと…(1)
    tracks・mark・print・impression
    Kanji
    継
    つ.ぐ・まま-…(1)
    inherit・succeed・continue・patch・graft (tree)
    Kanji
    ぎ
    gi
    Kana
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