孫そんそんじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1noundescendant (of a certain generation)rare termRare term used to refer to a descendant of a specific generation, often in genealogical or historical contexts.彼かれは孔こう子しの孫そんにあたる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe is a descendant of Confucius.2nounlineage; pedigreearchaicArchaic use for family line or ancestry; rarely used in modern Japanese outside historical texts.古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、家いえの孫そんを重おもんじる記き述じゅつが見みられる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn old documents, one can find descriptions that value the family lineage.3noungrandchildarchaicArchaic reading for 'grandchild'; modern Japanese uses まご (孫) instead.昔むかしの文もん書じょでは「孫そん」を「そん」と読よんで孫そんの意い味みで使つかうことがあった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn old writings, 孫 was sometimes read as そん and used to mean grandchild.See all 10 example sentences ›