- 踏襲
- とうしゅう
following* * *とうしゅう【踏襲】◇ → 踏襲する* * *とうしゅう【踏襲】following 《a former policy》; observing [sticking to] 《old customs》.~する follow in sb's footsteps [in the wake of…]; follow; follow suit; observe 《a traditional practice》.●先例を踏襲する follow [observe] precedent
・前内閣の政策を踏襲する follow [continue with] the policy of the former Cabinet.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.