御曹司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御 曹 司
おん
Grade: S 		ぞう
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 4
kun'yomi goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
御曹子

Etymology

From 御(おん) (on-, honorific prefix) + 曹司(ぞうし) (zōshi, “room”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おんぞーし [òńzóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [õ̞nd͡zo̞ːɕi]

Noun

御(おん)曹(ぞう)司(し) • (onzōshi) ←おんざうし (onzausi)?

  1. esteemed son
    会長(かいちょう)の御曹司(おんぞうし)
    kaichō no onzōshi
    company president's son

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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