後継

あとつぎ

跡継ぎ後継ぎ跡継

[atotsugi]

Meanings

1.Noun

heir; inheritor

2.Noun

successor

社長が引退した後、長男が後継として会社を継いだ。

After the company president retired, his eldest son took over the company as heir.

後継を育てるには時間と根気が必要だ。

Raising a successor requires time and patience.

この農家には後継がおらず、廃業の危機にある。

This farm has no heir and faces the risk of closing down.