生息子

生息子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	息	子
き Grade: 1	むすこ
	Grade: 3	Grade: 1
kun’yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

Compound of 生(き) (ki, “pure, undefiled, unadulterated”) + 息子(むすこ) (musuko, “son”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きむ​すこ [kìmúꜜsùkò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [kʲimɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝko̞]

Noun

生(き)息子(むすこ) • (kimusuko) 

1. innocent young man, virgin

   Antonym: (female) 生娘 (kimusume)

Related terms

• 童(どう)貞(てい) (dōtei)

References

1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN