“Successor” in Japanese
Short answer
Successor in Japanese is “後釜” (atogama). Full meaning: successor, replacement; second wife.
Other ways to say “Successor” in Japanese
後任
kounin successor
跡継ぎ
atotsugi heir, inheritor; successor
後身
ushiromi successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
世継ぎ
yotsugi heir, successor
継承者
keishousha successor
後継者
koukeisha successor
後任者
kouninsha successor
後嗣
koushi heir, successor
家督
katoku heir, successor; family estate, family fortune, inheritance; headship of a family
世子
seishi heir, successor
嗣
tsugu succession, successor
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