Successor?

[bias]

Hi does anyone or can anyone tell me what Successor is jap is? I would like to know so i can put it on my jersy. Thanx in advance. :)

[waisuke]

umm...sure, it's:後継者 or in words it would be:koukei
ok?? ^^

[Nihongaeri]

Yeah, I'd also say that 後継者 "koukeisha" would be the most, shall we say, widely usable word as a translation for successor. Just 後継 "koukei", BTW, would be "succession"... Usually anyway...

Alternatively there's 後継ぎ "atotsugi", 跡継ぎ "atotsugi" (yes, same reading), 継承者 "keishousha", and 相続人 "souzokunin". There is slightly nuance/division of usage for all of these though...

[bias]

thanx guys. there is so many words for successor, i guess ill just use koukeisha since its the common one?

[waisuke]

I don't know which one is more common, I prefer koukei though.