noun

  1. heir, successor.
  2. family estate, family fortune, inheritance.
  3. headship of a family. Messages.hist.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
家督 かとく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

house, home, family
いえ カ や (2nd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)
coach, command, urge
トク ただ ただし (9th, N1)
uncle, youth
シュク よし (9th, N1)
younger of brothers, father's younger brother, younger brother of a husband
シュク まめ
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)