孫子

Reading

Kana: そんし

Romaji: sonshi

Definitions

noun

1

Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE)

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

2

The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC)

See also: 孫子の兵法

3

Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)

Kanji

孫

Readings: ソン、 まご

Meanings: grandchild, descendants

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Example Sentence

世界的(せかいてき)に過大(かだい)に評価(ひょうか)された中国書(ちゅうごくしょ)といえば、『孫子(まごこ)』ですかね。

➥When it comes to Chinese books that are overvalued worldwide I suppose it's Sun Tzu, isn't it?