Chinese edit

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)
simp. #(嫡子)
 
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Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

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)

Antonyms edit

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

Descendants edit

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

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ちゃく
Grade: S

Grade: 1
goon on’yomi
Kanji in this term
てき
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
適子

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ちゃく)() (chakushi

  1. legitimate child

(てき)() (tekishi

  1. same as above

Synonyms edit

References edit

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

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

嫡子 (jeokja) (hangeul 적자)

  1. Hanja form? of 적자.