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初孫

はつまご

N2first grandchild

Examples

祖父は初孫の写真を机に飾った。

初孫が生まれた知らせに家族は喜んだ。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 初孫 is read as はつまご and means “first grandchild”.
  • Basic usage: It denotes a grandparent’s first grandchild in a photograph and news of that child’s birth.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • 初孫の写真 / 初孫が生まれる
    • Use 初孫の写真 for the family relation and 初孫が生まれる for the birth event.

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