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

遺い産さん相そう続ぞく人にん

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さ

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ん

Meanings

1

heir; heiress; inheritor

Legal and general term for a person who inherits property or rights. Gender-neutral in Japanese; English glosses distinguish 'heir' and 'heiress' only for translation convenience.

彼かれは莫

ばく

大だい

な

遺い

産さん

の

遺い

産さん

相そう

続ぞく

人にん

に

なっ

た

。

He became the heir to a vast fortune.

遺い産さん相そう続ぞく人にんとして、彼かの女じょは家いえと土と地ちを受うけ継ついだ。

As the heiress, she inherited the house and land.

Kanji

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

Related words

相そう続ぞく人にん
相続人 is a broader term for 'successor' or 'heir' in general, while 遺産相続人 specifically refers to an heir of an estate or inheritance.

Built from

遺い産さん+相そう続ぞく人にん

Etymology

Compound of 遺産 (isan, 'inheritance') + 相続人 (sōzokunin, 'heir/successor'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the term is a modern legal compound.