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嗣 Kanji meaning "heir, succeed"

Jiten frequency #2991JLPT N1SecondaryKanken Level 準2RTKKLC Volume 513 strokes

Meanings

heir, succeed

On'yomi

シ

Reading usage

継(けい)嗣(し)successor #100760嗣(し)子(し)heir #127760嗣(し)succession #143813後(こう)嗣(し)heir #161283正嗣(まさし)Shouji #161921養(よう)嗣(し)子(し)adoptive heir #206577嗣(し)業(ぎょう)God's gift (esp. the promised land) #230099皇(こう)嗣(し)Imperial heir #256079高嗣(たかし)Takashi #282494法嗣(ほうし)Houshi #289636

Most common words using this kanji

嗣(あきら)Akira #81663継(けい)嗣(し)successor #100760嗣(つ)ぐto succeed (a person, to a position, etc.) #120178嗣(し)子(し)heir #127760嗣(し)succession #143813後(こう)嗣(し)heir #161283世嗣(よつぎ)heir #161645正嗣(まさし)Shouji #161921森博嗣(もりひろし)Mori Hiroshi (1957-) #172801博嗣(ひろつぐ)Hiroshi #188166嗣夫(つぎお)Tsugio #201277養(よう)嗣(し)子(し)adoptive heir #206577真嗣(まさつぐ)Shinji #208783崇嗣(たかし)Takashi #210975兼嗣(かねつぐ)Kanetsugu #215808嗣郎(つぎお)Shirou #223576嗣(し)業(ぎょう)God's gift (esp. the promised land) #230099直嗣(なおじ)Tadashi #230807義嗣(よしじ)Yoshiji #239814前嗣(さきつぐ)Sakitsugu #241773
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