Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: heir, succeed

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Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mouth, opening

Examples

Onyomi Examples

succession, successor

シギョウ succeeding to a business

ケイシ successor, heir, heiress

世子 セイシ heir, successor