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息子

むすこ

son

Mnemonic

A breath of your own that walked off and turned into a person. A moose むす of a boy こ, playing football since he was six and still eating everything in the house: むすこ.

Worth knowing

息子 むすこ and 娘 むすめ run together, son and daughter, apart in the last mora only.

Built from

breath, son
自 nose + 心 heart
child
A swaddled infant with its arms out, in three strokes.

Words sharing these kanji

breath child, kid appearance, state boy girl child, kid prince chair condition, state of health woman, girl boy, young man sweets, snacks

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