Word Meaning 跡継ぎ

あとつぎ atotsugi

跡継ぎ is read as あとつぎ (atotsugi) and means successor.

Meaning

English

successor
heir
inheritor

Reading

Kana

あとつぎ

Romaji

atotsugi

Writing Variants

後継あとつぎ atotsugi
後継ぎ あとつぎ atotsugi
跡継あとつぎ atotsugi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 長男,跡取り,子供,子ども,子,家業,家督,伝統 Rank 9967 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

中継ぎ

なかつぎ

pole-shaped item with a join in the middle

引き継ぎ

ひきつぎ

taking over

継ぎはぎ

つぎはぎ

cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.)

継ぎ

つぎ

join

事務引き継ぎ

じむひきつぎ

taking over an office

一重継ぎ

ひとえつぎ

sheet bend (knot)

金継ぎ

きんつぎ

repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.

切継ぎ

きりつぎ

grafting

足継ぎ

あしつぎ

stool (stood on to reach high objects)

跡

あと

scar

跡目

あとめ

headship of a family

跡形

あとかた

trace