Kanji 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM 代 substitute, change, convert Related words 代だい 々だい 代々 alone means 'for generations' and is more common and neutral. 子孫代々 explicitly includes the notion of descendants (子孫 ), making it more specific to family lineage.
子し 孫そん 子孫 means 'descendants' without the temporal 'generation after generation' nuance. 子孫代々 adds the continuous, multi-generational aspect.
Written forms 子し 孫そん 代だい 々だい
Standard modern spelling.
子し 孫そん 代だい 代だい
Old-style spelling using 代代 instead of 代々 ; rarely seen in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of 子孫 (descendants) and 代々 (for generations). The combination reinforces the idea of an unbroken line of descendants across many generations.
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