Meaning

Primary

Heir

Alternatives

Heiress, Successor

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The traces are the people that inherit what you have. They are your heirs or heiresses. Your successor.

Reading

あとつぎ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the vocab words 跡 and 継ぐ put together.

Context

Context Sentences

父親が跡継ぎに弟を選んだという知らせは、彼にとって大きな打撃でした。

The news that his father chose his younger brother as his heir was a huge blow.

Kanji Composition