Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 世襲(せしゅう) in Japanese

世襲
Kana Reading
せしゅう
Romaji
seshū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    heredity; heritage
    Example sentence
    世襲によって王位についた。 He came to the throne by succession.

Examples of 世襲, せしゅう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

22 strokes

attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap

On'Yomi: シュウ

Kun'Yomi: おそ.う, かさ.ね

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

generation, world, society, public

On'Yomi: セイ, セ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: よ, さんじゅう

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