"後継者" means "successor", "heir"

Kanji in this word

Related words "後"

• 今後 (kongo)after this
• 以後 (igo)after this, from now on
• 前後 (zengo)order, sequence
• 午後 (gogo)afternoon
• 後 (ato)after, later, next
• 後 (nochi)afterwards, later

Related words "継"

• 中継 (chukei)relay
• 中継する (chukeisuru)relay
• 受け継ぐ (uketsugu)inherit
• 継母 (mamahaha)stepmother
• 跡継ぎ (atotsugi)heir, successor
• 受け継ぐ (uketsugu)succeed to

Related words "者"

• 亡者 (moja)the dead
• 何者 (nanimono)who
• 作者 (sakusha)author, writer
• 使者 (shisha)messenger
• 候補者 (kohosha)applicant, candidate
• 億万長者 (okumanchoja)billionaire