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継承 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
継承
BOOST
Reading : けいしょう   
inheritance; succession; accession
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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継承 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 19,000 (about 34,200,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1742
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
じぶん
自分
けいしょう
継承
してくれる
こども
子供
ひとり
一人
いない
He has no children to succeed to him.
こうたいし
皇太子
こうい
皇位
けいしょう
継承
する
ひと
です
The crown prince is the one who is to succeed to the throne.
むすこ
息子
ふたり
二人
とも
おうい
王位
けいしょうけん
継承権
ある
しゅちょう
主張
した

Both sons pretended to the throne.
けいしょう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 219,000 (about 131,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ケイ   つ to follow, succeed to, inherit   
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シ   いと thread   
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
shelf
ショウ    acquiesce   うけたまわ to hear, to be told   
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サン   み    みっ three   
water ma
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スイ   みず water   
katakana 'ma'
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