grandchild, descendant
On'yomi (音読み)
- ソン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- まご
About this kanji
The kanji 孫, pronounced as 'まご' (mago) in kun'yomi and 'ソン' (son) in on'yomi, primarily means 'grandchild' or 'descendant.' It is typically used as a noun. You can see this kanji in compounds like 孫娘 (まごむすめ, magomusume) meaning 'granddaughter,' and 孫息子 (まごむすこ, magomusuko) for 'grandson.' Another common compound is 子孫 (しそん, shison), which means 'descendants.' Additionally, 孫引き (まごびき, magobiki) refers to the act of citing a reference or source indirectly. A quick note: when talking about grandchildren, it's common to use the kun'yomi 'まご,' especially in casual conversation.
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Example sentences
彼は孫が可愛い。
His grandchildren are cute.
Meanings across languages
- English
- grandchild, descendant
- Tiếng Việt
- cháu, hậu duệ
- 日本語
- 孫, 子供の子
- 한국어
- 손자, 후손
- 中文
- 孙子, 后代
- id
- cucu, keturunan
- th
- หลาน, เลือดเนื้อเชื้อไข
- es
- nieto, descendiente
- fr
- petit-enfant, descendant
- de
- Enkel, Nachkomme
- pt
- neto, descendente
Common compounds
- 孫娘まごむすめgranddaughter
- 孫息子まごむすこgrandson
- 子孫しそんdescendants
- 孫引きまごびきcite a reference
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