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孫 = 系 + 子

孫 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grandchild”. It is built from 系 (lineage) and 子 (child). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1494. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
grandchild
RTK frame
1494
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まご
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
внук
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
孫 grandchild

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 系 lineage
  2. 子 child

Characters that contain 孫

How to find 孫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lineage” + “child”. 孫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 孫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.