継けい承しょう者しゃ

noun

successor

A person who takes over a role, position, tradition, or property from a predecessor.

• 彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの継けい承しょう者しゃに指し名めいされた。

  He was named as the successor to the company president.

• 伝でん統とう文ぶん化かの継けい承しょう者しゃを育そだてることは大たい切せつだ。

  It is important to nurture successors for traditional culture.