How to say 'Inheritance' in Japanese | 相続

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The Japanese word for Inheritance is 'Souzoku', written as 相続 in Japanese.'Inheritance' in hiragana is そうぞく.

word

相続

Meaning

Inheritance

Reading

そうぞく

souzoku

Kanji

相Mutual 続Continue

Explanation

The Japanese noun '相続 (そうぞく)' refers to the legal process of inheriting property, rights, or obligations after someone's death. It is commonly used in legal and familial contexts to describe the transfer of assets or responsibilities from a deceased person to their heirs. For example: He received the inheritance「彼は相続を受け取った」(かれはそうぞくをうけとった). The inheritance tax is high「相続税は高い」(そうぞくぜいはたかい). This term is often associated with legal procedures and can involve disputes among family members.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2380

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 相続

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

相

Meaning

Mutual

kanji

続

Meaning

Continue

Words Related to 相続 Through the Kanji 相

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 相 as well.

word

相手

Meaning

Partner

word

相

Meaning

Mutual

word

相談

Meaning

Discussion, Consultation

word

首相

Meaning

Prime minister

word

相互

Meaning

Mutual

word

相応しい

Meaning

Suitable

word

外相

Meaning

Foreign minister

word

真相

Meaning

Truth

word

相変わらず

Meaning

As usual

word

相対

Meaning

Relative

word

相場

Meaning

Market price

word

相違

Meaning

Difference

word

相撲

Meaning

Sumo

word

相当

Meaning

Considerable, Equivalent

Words Related to 相続 Through the Kanji 続

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 続 as well.

word

続ける

Meaning

Continue

word

続く

Meaning

Continue

word

手続き

Meaning

Procedure

word

接続

Meaning

Connection

word

継続

Meaning

Continuation

word

持続

Meaning

Continuation

word

存続

Meaning

Continuation

word

連続

Meaning

Continuation

word

続々

Meaning

Continuously, One after another

word

長続き

Meaning

Lasting

word

続き

Meaning

Continuation

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