次子

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Chinese

number of times; order; sequence
number of times; order; sequence; next; second(ary); (measure word)
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (次子) 次 子
simp. #(次子) 次 子

Pronunciation

Noun

次子

  1. (literary) second son

Japanese

Kanji in this term
次 子
じ
Grade: 3 		し
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 次 (“next”) +‎ 子 (“child”).

Pronunciation

Noun

次(じ)子(し) • (jishi) 

  1. one's second son
  2. (rare) one's second child
son daughter child (rare)
one's first 長(ちょう)男(なん) (chōnan), 一(いち)男(なん) (ichinan), 長(ちょう)子(し) (chōshi) 長(ちょう)女(じょ) (chōjo), 一(いち)女(じょ) (ichijo) 長(ちょう)子(し) (chōshi)
one's second 次(じ)男(なん) (jinan), 二(じ)男(なん) (jinan), 次(じ)子(し) (jishi) 次(じ)女(じょ) (jijo), 二(じ)女(じょ) (jijo) 次(じ)子(し) (jishi)
one's third 三(さん)男(なん) (sannan) 三(さん)女(じょ) (sanjo) -
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