嫡ちゃく出しゅつ

also: てきしゅつ

ちゃ

く

しゅ

つ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

legitimate birth; born in wedlock

Legal and formal term for a child born to married parents. Often used in the phrase 嫡出子 (ちゃくしゅつし) meaning 'legitimate child'.

嫡ちゃく出しゅつ子しと非ひ嫡ちゃく出しゅつ子しの法ほう的てきな区く別べつは、近きん年ねん見み直なおされている。
The legal distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children has been reviewed in recent years.
彼かれは嫡ちゃく出しゅつの子ことして家か督とくを継ついだ。
As a child of legitimate birth, he succeeded to the family headship.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が嫡ちゃく出しゅつ子しとして届とどけ出でられるto be registered as a legitimate child
その子こは嫡ちゃく出しゅつ子しとして役やく所しょに届とどけ出でられた。
The child was registered with the authorities as legitimate.

Kanji

嫡legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard)
出exit, leave, go out

Related words

嫡ちゃく子し
嫡出 describes the legal status of being born in wedlock, while 嫡子 refers to the legitimate child or heir themselves.

Opposites

非ひ嫡ちゃく出しゅつ子し
嫡出 refers to a child's legitimate birth status within marriage, whereas 非嫡出子 is the legal term for a child born out of wedlock.

Word family

嫡ちゃく出しゅつ子し
legitimate child; child born in wedlock
嫡ちゃく出しゅつ推すい定てい
presumption of legitimacy; presumption of child in wedlock

Written forms

嫡出Usage100%
- ちゃくしゅつ
  Standard kanji form; the reading ちゃくしゅつ is the most common.
- てきしゅつ
  Alternate reading; less common than ちゃくしゅつ.
てきしゅつ

Etymology

Compound of 嫡 (ちゃく, 'legitimate wife' or 'direct descent') and 出 (しゅつ, 'birth' or 'coming out'). The reading てきしゅつ is a less common variant.