世子

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
simp. and trad. (世子)		世	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shìzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhtzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    世子
    士子
    釋子／释子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ zi²
  - Yale: sai jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

世子

royal highness; crown prince

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	子
せい Grade: 3	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

世嗣

Noun

世子 (hiragana せいし, rōmaji seishi)

heir or successor of an important person such as an emperor, lord, or daimyo

Synonyms

世継ぎ

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