Illustration: At the entrance to a small family bicycle repair shop, a father introduces his young adult son to a longtime customer. Father and son share the same prominent eyebrows and slightly crooked smile.

せがれ

segare

son

An old-fashioned, humble term for one’s son. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

叔父おじの兄あにの倅せがれが変へんなビジネスに手てを染そめて、家名かめいを落おとすことになった。
My uncle’s brother’s son got involved in a shady business and disgraced the family.
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うちのせがれが、今度結婚こんどけっこんするんですよ。
My son is getting married soon.
Written by AI for Bebop
この店みせは来年らいねん、せがれに任まかせるつもりです。
I plan to leave this shop to my son next year.
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