ご子息(しそく)

ごしそく
noun
(someone else's) son
formalpolitefamily
1. son (honorific); your son
An honorific term used to refer to someone else's son, showing respect toward the person being addressed and their family. Never used for one's own son.
ご子息(しそく)はお元気(げんき)ですか。
Is your son doing well?
ご子息(しそく)が大学(だいがく)に合格(ごうかく)されたそうですね。
I hear your son passed the university entrance exam.
ご子息(しそく)が立派(りっぱ)に成長(せいちょう)されて、さぞお喜(よろこ)びのことでしょう。
Your son has grown into a fine person — you must be very proud.

Composed of the honorific prefix ご and 子息(しそく) (son). This is a formal, respectful way to refer to another person's son, typically used in business settings, formal letters, and polite conversation with social superiors. For one's own son, use the humble term 愚息(ぐそく) or simply 息子(むすこ).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 息子(むすこ)さん: your son — polite but less formal than ご子息(しそく)
  • 御令息(ごれいそく): your son — even more formal and literary
  • 愚息(ぐそく): my (foolish) son — humble term for one's own son

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Used in formal and business contexts. In everyday conversation, 息子(むすこ)さん is more natural.

Related Words

Compare: 御令息 (your son)
Compare: 息子(むすこ)さん (your son)
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Added 2026.5.5 1:18 · Revised 2026.10.1 18:55
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