► 動詞
受け継ぐ [うけつぐ] meaning: succeed rank: 2
☆ 長年受け継がれてきた伝統の技 ⇨ A craft handed down for many years
継ぐ [(2)つぐ] meaning: succeed rank: 2
☆ 彼は家業を継いだ ⇨ He succeeded his family business
引き継ぐ [(3)ひきつぐ] meaning: succeed rank: 2
☆ 私は彼の仕事を引き継いだ ⇨ I inherited his work. I have become his successor
► 名詞
跡継ぎ [(2,3)あとつぎ] meaning: succeed rank: 3
☆ 社長の息子が跡継ぎになる ⇨ The son of the CEO will be the successor (☛ A family successor)
後継 [こうけい] meaning: succeed rank: 3
☆ R33スカイラインは伝説的なR32の後継機として開発された ⇨ R33 Skyline was designed as the successor of legendary R32
☆ 社長の後継者 ⇨ The successor of the CEO
後釜 [あとがま] [後釜に座る] meaning: succeed rank: 4
☆ 彼は前社長を追放して後釜に座った ⇨ He had deposed the previous president and became the successor (☛ Often implies an existence of a scheme to be a successor)
跡取り [(3)あととり] meaning: succeed rank: 4
☆ 普通は長男が家の跡取りになる ⇨ (☛ A family successor)