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承継 (しょうけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
succession ; inheritance ; accession
Formal term for taking over rights, obligations, status, or property, often in legal, business, or historical contexts. Used with する to mean 'to succeed to' or 'to inherit'.
権けん 利り 義ぎ 務む の 承しょう 継けい に つい て 契けい 約やく 書しょ に 明めい 記き する 。
The succession of rights and obligations is specified in the contract.
Written forms 承しょう 継けい Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for legal and formal succession.
紹しょう 継けい Usage <1%
Rare variant kanji form; 承継 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Kanji 承 acquiesce, hear, listen to 継 inherit, succeed, continue 紹 introduce, inherit, help Similar words 相そう 続ぞく 相続 is the common term for inheritance of property upon death, while 承継 is broader and more formal, covering succession of rights, duties, or status in various contexts.
継けい 承しょう 継承 also means succession or inheritance, but is more general and can refer to cultural or traditional inheritance, whereas 承継 is often used in legal and formal settings.
Etymology Compound of 承 (accept, succeed to) and 継 (inherit, continue). The spelling 承継 is standard; the rare variant 紹継 uses 紹 (introduce, inherit) instead.
