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遺産相続 (いさんそうぞく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い産さん相そう続ぞく

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Meanings

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noun

inheritance; succession to property

Refers to the legal or customary transfer of a deceased person's assets to heirs. Common in legal, financial, and everyday contexts.

遺い産さん相そう続ぞくの手て続つづきは複ふく雑ざつだ。
The inheritance procedure is complicated.
彼かれは父ちち親おやから遺い産さん相そう

続ぞく

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家いえ

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受う

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継つ

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だ

。

He inherited the house from his father through succession.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
産products, bear, give birth
相inter-, mutual, together
続continue, series, sequel

Similar words

相そう続ぞく
相続 is the broader term for succession, including non-property matters. 遺産相続 specifically refers to inheritance of a deceased person's estate.
遺い産さん
遺産 means 'inheritance' or 'estate' as the property itself, while 遺産相続 is the act or process of inheriting it.

Etymology

Compound of 遺産 (isan, 'inheritance, estate') and 相続 (sōzoku, 'succession'). The kanji 遺 means 'leave behind', 産 means 'property', 相 means 'mutual', and 続 means 'continue'.