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跡継ぎ (atotsugi)

heir, successor

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

跡継ぎ (あとつぎ, atotsugi) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “heir, successor”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 5

また、武田たけだ信玄しんげんは死しに臨のぞんで跡継あとつぎの武田たけだ勝頼かつよりに「謙信けんしんは義理ぎりがたい武将ぶしょうなので、人ひとに頼たよられれば決けっして見捨みすてる事ことはない。自分じぶんの死後しごは謙信けんしんを頼たよれ」と遺言ゆいごんしたと甲陽軍鑑こうようぐんかんにある。

The "Koyo Gunkan" (record of the military exploits of the Takeda family, compiled by one of the Takeda's vassal and completed in 1616 by Kagenori OBATA) quotes Shingen TAKEDA to his successor, Katsuyori TAKEDA, in his last moment, 'Kenshin is a busho having a strong sense of duty, he will never abandon the people if he is counted on. Trust him after I die.'

いつか、海の王さまの後継ぎだという評判がたつであろう。

おとうさんおかあさんのあとつぎをすることもできません。

おじいさんは、後つぎにして、インド貿易商にしたがっているんです。

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