後継者(こうけいしゃ)

こうけいしゃ
noun
successor, heir
1. successor, heir, person who carries on
A person who inherits and continues a tradition, business, craft, or legacy. Emphasizes the continuation of something that the predecessor built or maintained.
後継者(こうけいしゃ)が見(み)つからない。
They can't find a successor.
息子(むすこ)を事業(じぎょう)の後継者(こうけいしゃ)に育(そだ)てた。
He raised his son to be the successor to the business.
伝統(でんとう)工芸(こうげい)の後継者(こうけいしゃ)不足(ぶそく)が深刻(しんこく)な問題(もんだい)になっている。
The shortage of successors in traditional crafts has become a serious problem.

USAGE:
後継者(こうけいしゃ)不足(ぶそく) (shortage of successors) and 後継者(こうけいしゃ)問題(もんだい) (successor problem) are commonly discussed social issues in Japan, particularly regarding family businesses, farming, and traditional crafts.

SIMILAR WORDS:
Compare with 後任(こうにん), which refers to someone filling an organizational position. 後継者(こうけいしゃ) emphasizes inheriting a legacy or tradition, while 後任(こうにん) focuses on replacing someone in a specific role.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 後継者(こうけいしゃ)不足(ぶそく): shortage of successors
  • 後継者(こうけいしゃ)問題(もんだい): succession problem
  • 後継者(こうけいしゃ)を育(そだ)てる: to groom a successor
  • 後継者(こうけいしゃ)を指名(しめい)する: to designate a successor

Related Words

Related: 後任(こうにん) (replacement (position))
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