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