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跡取り (あととり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

跡あと取とり

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

heir; successor; inheritor

Refers to a person who inherits a family estate, business, or tradition. Often used in the context of family succession.

彼かれは老舗旅館しにせりょかんの跡あと取とりとして育そだてられた。
He was raised as the heir to a long-established inn.
あの家いえには跡あと

Written forms

跡あと取とりUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
跡あと取とりUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.
跡あととりUsage3%
search-only kanji form

取と

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ない

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親しん

戚せき

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Since that family had no heir, the relatives adopted a child.

Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not commonly used in modern writing.

あととりUsage3%

アトトリUsage3%

Kanji

跡tracks, mark, print
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

相そう続ぞく人にん
相続人 is a legal term for 'heir' or 'inheritor' in the context of inheritance law, while 跡取り emphasizes family succession and tradition.
後こう継けい者しゃ
後継者 is a more general term for 'successor' in any field (business, politics, arts), whereas 跡取り is specifically about family lineage and household succession.

Etymology

Compound of 跡 (ato, 'trace' or 'remains') and 取り (tori, 'taking'), literally 'taking over the remains'. The term originally referred to the person who takes over the family estate or business.