also: やしゃご
やしゃごの顔を見るのが楽しみだ。
I'm looking forward to seeing my great-great-grandchild's face.
Standard kanji spelling for the formal reading げんそん.
Common kana spelling for the colloquial reading やしゃご. Often used in everyday speech.
The kanji 玄 means 'deep' or 'profound', and 孫 means 'grandchild'. Together they indicate a descendant far down the family line. The reading やしゃご is a native Japanese word, while げんそん is the Sino-Japanese reading.