Word Meaning 相続

そうぞく souzoku

相続 is read as そうぞく (souzoku) and means inheritance.

Meaning

English

  1. inheritance
  2. succession

Reading

Kana

そうぞく

Romaji

souzoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 贈与,育ての親,遺産,資産 Rank 2538 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

相手先選択接続

あいてさきせんたくせつぞく

Switched Virtual Circuit

相手選択接続

あいてせんたくせつぞく

switched virtual connection

相手先固定接続

あいてさきこていせつぞく

Permanent Virtual Circuit

相手固定接続

あいてこていせつぞく

permanent virtual connection

相続人

そうぞくにん

heir

相続分

そうぞくぶん

share in inheritance

相続法

そうぞくほう

inheritance laws

相続争い

そうぞくあらそい

inheritance dispute

相続権

そうぞくけん

heirship

共同相続

きょうどうそうぞく

joint inheritance

末子相続

まっしそうぞく

ultimogeniture

相続税

そうぞくぜい

inheritance tax

Example Sentences

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I came into a huge fortune.

Tom inherited all of his father's property.

John inherited a large fortune.

The eldest son succeeded to all the property.

I bought a house with the money that I inherited from my grandfather.

My sixty-year-old aunt inherited the huge estate.

I really wonder how much the inheritance tax will amount to.

There was a provision in his will for his mistress.