Word details

跡取り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 跡取り.

Dictionary

Entry

跡取りとりNounFreq #14502
1

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

Examples
金持ちの商人はその子を養子にして跡取りとした。
The rich merchant adopted the boy and made him his heir.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tracks, mark, print, impression

13 strokesFrequency 953JLPT N1Grade 8

On

セキ

Kun

あと

take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる

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