嫡子

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Chinese

first wife; son of first wife
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (嫡子) 嫡 子
simp. #(嫡子) 嫡 子
alternative forms 適子
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Pronunciation

Noun

嫡子

  1. (chiefly historical) son of one's legal wife (as opposed to a concubine)
    1. (specifically) eldest son of one's legal wife (as opposed to one's concubine)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “son of one's legal wife”): 庶子 (shùzǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (嫡子):
  • → Japanese: 嫡子(ちゃくし) (chakushi)
  • → Korean: 적자(嫡子) (jeokja)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嫡 子
ちゃく
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 1
goon on'yomi
Kanji in this term
嫡 子
てき
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 1
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
適子

Pronunciation

Noun

嫡(ちゃく)子(し) • (chakushi) 

  1. legitimate child

嫡(てき)子(し) • (tekishi) 

  1. same as above

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
嫡子

Noun

嫡子 • (jeokja) (hangeul 적자)

  1. hanja form? of 적자
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