Kanji 孫: grandchild, descendants

Key takeaways

Kanji 孫: grandchild, descendants. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

孫

Meaning

grandchilddescendants

On reading

ソン

Kun reading

まご

Radical

子

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 孫

grandchild, descendants

Kanji structure breakdown

孫

Structure breakdown

子 + 系

Mnemonic story

A child (子) who continues the family lineage (系) is a grandchild (孫). Imagine the next generation carrying on the family line through their own children.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソン

子孫しそん
descendants / offspring / future generations

Kun reading

まご

孫まご
grandchild

Commonly used words

子孫
しそん
descendants / offspring / future generations
孫
まご
grandchild

Example sentences

Example 1

子孫に良い世界を残したい。

Translation

I want to leave a better world for my descendants.

Example 2

彼は子孫のために努力している。

Translation

He is working hard for his offspring.

Example 3

わたしのまごはとてもかわいいです。

Translation

My grandchild is very cute.

Example 4

まごといっしょにこうえんへいきました。

Translation

I went to the park with my grandchild.

Kanji 孫: grandchild, descendants

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

子孫 (しそん): meaning and examples

孫 (まご): meaning and examples

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