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世襲

世襲

See also: 世袭

Chinese

 
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
inherit; raid; suit of clothes
trad. (世襲)
simp. (世袭)

Verb

世襲

  1. to inherit; to succeed

Noun

世襲

  1. inheritance; heredity; succession
    家族世襲 / 家族世袭   jiāzú shìxí   hereditary succession

Adjective

世襲

  1. (attributive) hereditary
    世襲制度 / 世袭制度   shìxí zhìdù   hereditary system

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

世襲 (hiragana せしゅう, romaji seshū)

  1. heredity

Verb

世襲する (hiragana せしゅうする, romaji seshū suru)

  1. to be passed on, to be inherited

Conjugation