Japanese Conversation · Level 60
75 words
Japanese word
養子
Pronunciation
Romajiyōshi
Meaning
- nounadopted child
Example
彼は養子です。kare wa yō shi de su
He is an adopted child.
More examples
彼らは養子を実子と分け隔てなく育てています。kare ra wa yō shi o jis shi to wa ke heda te na ku soda te te i ma su
They are raising their adopted child just like their biological child.
Core concept
Centers on a person who becomes part of a family as its child through being raised by parents other than the birth parents.
Common phrases
養子を迎えるyō shi o muka e ru
welcome an adopted child
養子になるyō shi ni na ru
be adopted
養子にするyō shi ni su ru
adopt someone
養子に出すyō shi ni da su
put up for adoption
Definition in Japanese
実の親でない者に子として迎えられ、その家族の一員として育てられる人。jitsu no oya de na i mono ni ko to shi te muka e ra re so no ka zoku no ichi in to shi te soda te ra re ru hito
Word origin
養子 (yōshi) combines 養 (yō, "to raise") and 子 (shi, "child"), describing a child raised as part of another family.
Usage tips
- In Japanese, 養子 (yōshi) can also refer to an adult adopted into a family, including a son-in-law who joins his wife's family and takes its surname.
Other meanings
- son-in-lawnoun
Opposites
- 実子jisshibiological childnoun