継承(けいしょう)

けいしょう
noun / verb-suru
succession, inheritance, carrying on
1. succession, inheritance, carrying on a tradition
The act of receiving and continuing something from a predecessor — a position, tradition, skill, or right. Used for both formal succession (to a throne or title) and the broader passing on of culture or knowledge.
伝統(でんとう)を継承(けいしょう)する。
Carry on a tradition.
長男(ちょうなん)が家業(かぎょう)を継承(けいしょう)することになった。
The eldest son will inherit the family business.
地域(ちいき)の祭(まつ)りを次(つぎ)の世代(せだい)に継承(けいしょう)していくことが、私(わたし)たちの使命(しめい)だと考(かんが)えている。
We believe it is our mission to pass on the local festival traditions to the next generation.

USAGE:
Used in formal and semi-formal contexts for the passing on of traditions, titles, businesses, or cultural practices. Also used in computing for class inheritance in object-oriented programming.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 相続(そうぞく): inheritance (specifically legal/financial, e.g., property, assets)
  • 引(ひ)き継(つ)ぎ: handover, taking over duties (more practical and everyday)
  • 伝承(でんしょう): oral tradition, handing down of knowledge

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 伝統(でんとう)を継承(けいしょう)する: to carry on a tradition
  • 文化(ぶんか)の継承(けいしょう): cultural succession
  • 技術(ぎじゅつ)の継承(けいしょう): passing on of skills
  • 権利(けんり)を継承(けいしょう)する: to inherit rights
  • 王位(おうい)を継承(けいしょう)する: to succeed to the throne
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