ご子 息(しそく)

ごしそく

noun

son (honorific)

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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

ご子息(しそく)の就職(しゅうしょく): your son's employment
ご子息(しそく)の結婚(けっこん): your son's marriage
ご子息(しそく)にもよろしく: please give my regards to your son

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)

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Added 2026.5.5 1:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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