Kanji

What does the kanji 孫 mean?

孫 means grandchild; descendant. On'yomi ソン. Kun'yomi まご.

Quick facts
On'yomiソン
Kun'yomiまご
Strokes10
Main radical子
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ソンKun'yomi まご
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

grandchild; descendant

Memory hook

A child (子) linked by thread (糸) to the family line — GRANDCHILD, DESCENDANT.

Main radical

子child 3 strokes

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

  • 孫まごgrandchild
  • 子孫しそんdescendants, offspring

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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