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子孫

Reading

Kana: しそん
Romaji: shison
Kana
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Definition

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descendants; posterity; offspring

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ソン、 まご
Meanings: grandchild, descendants

Example Sentences

子孫(しそん)にきれいな、(みどり)地球(ちきゅう)(のこ)したい。
➥We want to leave our descendants a clean and green earth.
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もし(かく)戦争(せんそう)になったら、われわれの子孫(しそん)はどうなるのでしょう。
➥What will become of our offspring if a nuclear war breaks out?
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アメリカの太平洋(たいへいよう)北西(ほくせい)海岸沿(かいがんぞ)いに()原住民(げんじゅうみん)は、おそらくアジアから移住(いじゅう)した種族(しゅぞく)子孫(しそん)なのである。
➥The natives of the North-West Pacific Coast of America were probably descendants of tribes from Asia.
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これらの伝説(でんせつ)私達(わたしたち)子孫(しそん)(かた)()がれるべきだ。
➥These legends should be handed down to our offspring.
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合衆国(がっしゅうこく)(なが)()「るつぼ」として()られているが、それは国民(こくみん)のほとんどが移民(いみん)子孫(しそん)だからである。
➥The United States has long been known as a "melting pot" because most of its people are descended from immigrants.
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