息子

むすこ

Son (one's own)

N4noun·musuko

How to remember it

息 (breath) + 子 (child) — the child who carries your breath and family line onward.

Example sentences

  • 息子は今年高校生になります。

    むすこはことしこうこうせいになります。

    My son is becoming a high school student this year.

  • 息子と一緒に公園へ行きました。

    むすこといっしょにこうえんへいきました。

    I went to the park with my son.

Usage

Plain word for your own son; use 息子さん for someone else's son.

Related words

子供息子さん

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