長ちょう子し

noun

eldest child; first child

Only with reading ちょうし

Refers to the firstborn child regardless of gender. Often used in formal or written contexts. Contrasts with 末子 (ばっし, youngest child).

See also: 末子 (ばっし)

• 彼かれは長ちょう子しとして家いえを継つぐ責せき任にんがある。

  As the eldest child, he has the responsibility to succeed the family.

• 長ちょう子しには特とく別べつな手て

noun

eldest son

Specifically the eldest son. In traditional contexts, the eldest son often holds a special status in family succession. This sense is less common in modern gender-neutral usage.

• 長ちょう子しの太た郎ろうが家か業ぎょうを継ついだ。

  The eldest son, Taro, took over the family business.