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For pronunciation and definitions of とうしゅう – see the following entries.
踏襲
[noun] emulation, following in someone's footsteps
[verb] to emulate, to follow in someone's footsteps
Alternative spelling
蹈襲
(This term, とうしゅう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 東州, 東周, 答酬.)