孫（まご）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: grandchild
Example sentences
- 祖母は孫に会うのを楽しみにしている。 — My grandmother is looking forward to seeing her grandchildren.
- おじいさんが孫と公園で遊ぶ。 — The grandfather plays with his grandchild in the park.
Idioms & proverbs containing “孫”
- 子々孫々 (ししそんそん) — one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
- 天孫降臨 (てんそんこうりん) — the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “孫” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)