Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
あと
Grade: 2
つ(ぎ)
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
後繼 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 後継 – see the following entry.
あとつぎ
[noun] inheritor
[noun] successor
Alternative spellings
跡継ぎ, 跡継, 後継ぎ
(This term, 後継, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
けい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
後繼 (kyūjitai)

Noun edit

(こう)(けい) (kōkei

  1. succession
  2. a successor