お子こさん

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JLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Polite honorific term used to refer to someone else's child. Not used for one's own child.

〈人ひと〉のお子こさんsomeone's child (polite)
田た中なかさんのお子こさんはとても元げん気きです。
Mr. Tanaka's child is very lively.
お子こさんは〈数かず〉人にんですかHow many children do you have?
お子こさんは何なん人にんですか。
How many children do you have?
お子こさんのお名な前まえyour child's name (polite way to ask)
お子こさんのお名な前まえは何なんですか。
What is your child's name?
お子こさんはおいくつですかHow old is your child? (polite)
失しつ礼れいですが、お子こさんはおいくつですか。
Excuse me, but how old is your child?

お嬢じょうさんN4
お子さん is a gender-neutral honorific for a child of any age, while お嬢さん specifically means someone else's daughter or a young lady.
息子むすこさん
お子さん covers a child of either sex, whereas 息子さん is the honorific term specifically for someone else's son.
お子こ様さま
お子さん is also an honorific word for someone's child, but お子様 sounds more formal and is favored in business or customer-service language.
子し息そくN1
お子さん is a general polite term for 'child' (son or daughter), whereas 子息 specifically means 'son' and carries a slightly more formal, often written tone.

子こ供どもplainN5
お子さん is the honorific form used when talking about someone else's child, while 子供 is the neutral, everyday word for a child that can refer to anyone's, including one's own.

Formed from 子 (こ, 'child') with the honorific prefix お and the polite suffix さん.