descendant (of a certain generation)
Rare term used to refer to a descendant of a specific generation, often in genealogical or historical contexts.
He is a descendant of Confucius.
Archaic use for family line or ancestry; rarely used in modern Japanese outside historical texts.
Archaic reading for 'grandchild'; modern Japanese uses まご (孫) instead.
In old documents, one can find descriptions that value the family lineage.
In old writings, 孫 was sometimes read as そん and used to mean grandchild.
descendant; offspring; progeny
Sun Wukong; Monkey King · Son Goku
heavenly grandson; descendant of a god
great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
descendants; posterity; future generations
seventh-generation descendant; great-great-great-great-great-grandchild
your grandchild
children and grandchildren; descendants
grandchild from one's son (especially the heir)
grandchild from a daughter married into another family
grandniece; grandnephew
eldest son's descendants; lineal descendants through the eldest son
beloved grandchild
sixth-generation descendant; great-great-great-great-grandchild
descendant; posterity
Standard kanji spelling for this 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.