Illustration: In the entrance of a well-kept family home, a father introduces his young adult son to a visiting colleague. The father stands slightly behind the son and extends an open hand toward him; their similar eyebrows and smiles suggest the family resemblance.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

子し息そく

shisoku

someone else’s son

A respectful term, often used as ご子息. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ご子息しそくのご結婚けっこんを心こころよりお祝いわい申もうし上あげます。

    Please accept our heartiest congratulations on the marriage of your son.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 家督かとくは子息しそくの藤掛永重ふじかけながしげが継承けいしょうした。

    His son Nagashige FUJIKAKE succeeded him as head of the clan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 子息しそくに、彫刻家ちょうこくかの流政之ながれまさゆきがいる。

    Sculptor Masayuki NAGARE is his son.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 子息

  • 子childOnシ・ス・ツKunこ・ね
  • 息breath; respirationOnソクKunいき

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