noun
descendant (of a certain generation)
Rare term used to refer to a descendant of a specific generation, often in genealogical or historical contexts.
彼は孔子の孫にあたる。
He is a descendant of Confucius.
noun
Archaic use for family line or ancestry; rarely used in modern Japanese outside historical texts.
古い文献では、家の孫を重んじる記述が見られる。
In old documents, one can find descriptions that value the family lineage.
noun
Archaic reading for 'grandchild'; modern Japanese uses まご (孫) instead.
昔の文書では「孫」を「そん」と読んで孫の意味で使うことがあった。
In old writings, 孫 was sometimes read as そん and used to mean grandchild.
Common word for descendants or posterity in general, not limited to a specific generation.
Refers to distant descendants or scions, often with a literary or formal tone.
Standard modern word for grandchild, using the same kanji 孫 but with the common reading.
The kanji 孫 originally means grandchild and by extension descendant. The reading そん is the on'yomi, used in compounds and historical contexts.