- 遺産 — inheritance / heritage
- 遺書 — written will / farewell note
- 遺言 — will / testament
- 遺族 — surviving family
- 遺品 — belongings of the deceased
- 遺跡 — historical ruins
遺 combines the movement radical 辶 with 貴 (precious), suggesting “something precious left as one moves on.” It often appears in legal or cultural vocabulary about legacy and remembrance.
父の 遺言を 守って 生きていきます。
I will live by my father's will.
その遺産は 世界の 文化 遺産に 登録された。
That heritage was registered as a World Cultural Heritage.