JLPT N2 · Noun

子孫 (shison)

子孫 (しそん, shison) is a Japanese noun meaning “descendant; progeny”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しそん
Romaji: shison
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

descendant; progeny; offspring · noun

Example sentences

合衆国は長い間「るつぼ」として知られているが、それは国民のほとんどが移民の子孫だからである。

The United States has long been known as a "melting pot" because most of its people are descended from immigrants.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 子孫

子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AMシ・ス・こ・-こ · 3 strokes

孫

grandchild, descendantsソン・まご · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 子孫.

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Source: JMdict entry 1307990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.