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VocabJLPT N1

inheritance

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Definitions

1. inheritance
2. something given or received

This noun comes from the verb meaning to hand down or pass on, and refers to something inherited or passed along from someone else. It appears in compound expressions like "譲り受ける" (to receive from someone) or to describe inherited traits.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

That attitude is just like his father — really hard to deal with.

Sentence 2

That smile is inherited straight from her mom — it's dangerously charming.

Sentence 3

I think I inherited my mom's tendency to worry about everything.

Sentence 4

Somehow even our cat has this elegance straight from my grandmother.

Sentence 5

Her kindness is genuine — she got it straight from her mother.