子孫

しそん

descendant, offspring

What does 子孫 mean?

子孫 is a Japanese noun meaning descendant, offspring in English. It is written as 子孫 in kanji, しそん in hiragana, and shison in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

合衆国は長い間「るつぼ」として知られているが、それは国民のほとんどが移民の子孫だからである。

The United States has long been known as a "melting pot" because most of its people are descended from immigrants.