Japanese word

子息

Pronunciation

Romajishisoku

Meaning

  • nounson

Example

社長の子息は大学生です。sha chō no shi soku wa dai gaku sei de su

The company president's son is a college student.

Illustration for 子息 (son)

More examples

先代の子息は海外で働いています。sen dai no shi soku wa kai gai de hatara i te i ma su

The former owner's son works overseas.

Core concept

Refers to a person's son as a family relation in a formal and respectful way.

Common phrases

  • 社長の子息sha chō no shi soku

    the company president's son

Similar words

息子musuko: A male child or adult in relation to a parent.
令息reisoku: Another person's son referred to in formal and respectful language.
せがれsegare: A person's son referred to in an informal and sometimes self-effacing way.

Definition in Japanese

ある人の息子を改まって指す語。a ru hito no musuko o arata ma tte sa su go

Word origin

子息 (shisoku) combines 子 (shi, "child") with 息 (soku, "offspring"), forming a Sino-Japanese word for another person's son.

Usage tips

  • Readers may meet 子息 (shisoku) in notices about a person's family or background, where its formal tone signals respectful distance rather than a different family relationship.

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