Successor
"Successor" in Japanese
後任
kōnin
(person or thing that immediately follows another)
後任
kōnin
(person who inherits a title or office)
後継者
kōkeisha
(person or thing that immediately follows another)
後継者
kōkeisha
(person who inherits a title or office)
相続人
sōzokujin
(next heir in order or succession)
継承者
keishōsha
(person or thing that immediately follows another)
継承者
keishōsha
(person who inherits a title or office)
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