# 孫 — grandchild

孫 means “grandchild”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ソン (son). Kun'yomi: まご (mago). You'll see it in words such as 孫 (mago, “grandchild”).

- Meaning: grandchild
- On'yomi: ソン (son)
- Kun'yomi: まご (mago)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Family

## How to remember 孫

Parts: 子 child · 系 lineage

## Words with 孫

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 孫 | まご (mago) | grandchild |

## Don't confuse it with

[遜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/modest/) · [系](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lineage/) · [係](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/person-in-charge/) · [級](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/class/)

## More in the “Family” set

[婦](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/married-woman/) · [児](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/toddler/) · [妻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wife/) · [婚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/marriage/) · [娘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/daughter/) · [祖](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ancestor/) · [幼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/very-young/) · [孫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grandchild/) · [姓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/surname/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grandchild/. Last updated 2026-11-01.