Japanese Conversation · Level 68
75 words
Japanese word
子孫
Pronunciation
Romajishison
Meaning
- noundescendant
Example
私たちは有名な画家の子孫です。watashi ta chi wa yū mei na ga ka no shi son de su
We are descendants of a famous painter.
More examples
彼はその武将の子孫として、家宝を大切にしています。kare wa so no bu shō no shi son to shi te ka hō o tai setsu ni shi te i ma su
As a descendant of that warlord, he takes good care of his family heirloom.
Core concept
Points to a later member of a family or living line that began with an earlier ancestor.
Common phrases
子孫を残すshi son o noko su
leave descendants
子孫が絶えるshi son ga ta e ru
have no descendants left
子孫に恵まれるshi son ni megu ma re ru
be blessed with descendants
Similar words
後裔kōei: A descendant of a particular person, family, or lineage.
末裔matsuei: A later member of a notable family, lineage, or historical line.
Definition in Japanese
先祖から続く家系や生物の系統に属する後の世代の者。sen zo ka ra tsuzu ku ka kei ya sei butsu no kei tō ni zoku su ru ato no se dai no mono
Word origin
子孫 (shison) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 子 (shi, "child") and 孫 (son, "grandchild"), whose combined meaning extends the line to later generations.
Usage tips
- The English phrase descendant of can identify not only family ancestry but also the source of a later tradition, language, or design.
Other meanings
- offspringnoun
Opposites
- 祖先sosenancestornoun