Illegitimate child - Shoshi

Japanese: 庶子 - しょし

〘Noun〙① An illegitimate child. A child born to a woman who is not the legitimate wife. A child born from a concubine . ※Ryo Gikai (718) Succession "No _two brothers _{by mother} . No _two _illegitimate children. No _two illegitimate children. _Two legitimate grandchildren with the same mother and _brother ." ※Essay, Oritaku Shiba no Ki (around 1716), Part ₁ "The members of the family loved the illegitimate child and were mad at the idea of having him proclaimed." [Warring States Strategy - Nishi Amane Strategy, King Zhan] ② A biological child other than the legitimate child. A general term for children other than the heir. *Ryo Gikai (718) Selections: "Anyone born of a son of the fifth rank or higher. A legitimate son of the first rank, Junior Fifth Rank Lower. An illegitimate child of the sixth rank or higher." *Torahirohon Kyogen Awataguchi (late Muromachi period - early modern period): "Torin will be an illegitimate child, and Touma will be the eldest son." 3. In the Middle Ages, under the eldest son system, a member of a family under the rule of the eldest son. A dependent. *Kurushima documents - March 6, Einin 2 (1294): "The _{eldest son} will be given full support, and the _other _two will be mixed, with an illegitimate child given _{as a share.} " 4. A child whose age has not been revealed. A young child. ※Goseibai Shikimoku (1232), Article ₂₂ : "When the parents, who _{have grown} up, are forced to _{work hard and} _make _great _achievements , they _may be disparaged by _their _stepmother or may love their _illegitimate child. _However , the _child may _be _rejected and his/her _parents may be _neglected ." ⑤ Under the old Civil Code, an _illegitimate child acknowledged by the father. This term was abolished with the revision of the Civil Code in 1948 , and _under the current Civil Code, it is called a "child acknowledged by the father," and children who are not acknowledged are also called "illegitimate children."

So-shi [illegitimate child]

〘Noun〙① Illegitimate child. A child born to a woman who is not the legitimate wife. Shoshi. ② A biological child other than the legitimate child. A general term for children other than heirs. Shoshi . ※Taike of Takano (before the 13th century) 5 "The illegitimate children of the group all walked a thorny path." ※Chuka Wakagi Shisho (around 1520) 1 "Even if they were the king's descendants, they were known to be illegitimate children, and so it is as follows."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 庶出の子。正妻でない女から生まれた子。妾腹(しょうふく)の子。※令義解（718）継嗣「无_二母弟_一。立_二庶子_一。无_二庶子_一。立_二嫡孫同母弟_一」※随筆・折たく柴の記（1716頃）上「一門の人々は庶子のおはせしを愛して、それを立られんとの事にやとうたがはれて」〔戦国策‐西周策・赧王〕② 嫡子以外の実子。あととり以外の子の総称。※令義解（718）選叙「凡五位以上子出身者。一位嫡子従五位下。庶子正六位上」※虎寛本狂言・粟田口（室町末‐近世初）「東林は庶子、東馬は惣領たるべし」③ 中世、惣領制において、惣領の支配下に属する一族の者。寄子。※来島文書‐永仁二年（1294）三月六日「充_二給惣領_一跡混_二領庶子分_一事」④ 年齢のいっていない子。若年の子。※御成敗式目（1232）二二条「右其親以_二成人之子_一令_二吹挙_一之間、励_二勤厚之思_一、積_二労功_一之処、或付_二継母之讒言_一、或依_二庶子之鍾愛_一、其子雖_レ不_レ被_二義絶_一、忽漏_二彼処分_一」⑤ 旧民法で、父の認知した私生児。昭和二三年（一九四八）の民法改正でこの語は廃止され、現行民法では「父が認知した子」と呼び、また認知を受けない子をも含めて「嫡出でない子」と称する。