後継

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
後 継
あと
Grade: 2 		つ(ぎ)
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
後繼 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 後継 – see the following entry.
【あとつぎ】
[noun] inheritor
[noun] successor
Alternative spellings
跡継ぎ, 跡継, 後継ぎ
(This term, 後継, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
後 継
こう
Grade: 2 		けい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
後繼 (kyūjitai)

Noun

後(こう)継(けい) • (kōkei) 

  1. succession
  2. a successor
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