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孫

Grandchild
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingソン
Kun readingまご

Meanings

  1. grandchildRtK
  2. descendants

Popular Usage

子孫

Radicals and components

Radical子child
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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child (子) · lineage · drop (丶) · thread (糸) · spiderman

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1494

Compound words

世界的に過大に評価された中国書といえば、『孫子』ですかね。そんし
When it comes to Chinese books that are overvalued worldwide I suppose it's Sun Tzu, isn't it?tatoeba
彼は孫達に囲まれて座っていました。
He sat surrounded by his grandchildren.tatoeba
彼は孫への愛におぼれている。
He dotes on his grandson.tatoeba
彼は孫と一緒のときが一番楽しそうだ。
He is happiest when he is with his grandchildren.tatoeba
彼はひ孫を見るまで生きた。
He lived to see great-grandchildren.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Grandchild. 子 (child) + 系 (family line) — a child who carries on the line.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 孫

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step