御子

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
御	子
み Grade: S	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese 御 (み) (mi, “spirit, god”) + 子 (こ) (ko, “boy, child”)

Noun

御子 (hiragana みこ, rōmaji miko)

A god's or spirit's child.
An emperor's child.
Jesus Christ.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
御	子
お Grade: S	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From 御 (お) (o, honorific prefix) + Old Japanese 子 (こ) (ko, “boy, child”)

Noun

御子 (hiragana おこ, rōmaji oko)

(honorific) A child; especially the addressee's child.
- 　御子様ランチ (okosama ranchi, "child's lunch")

Usage notes

More often the first element is written in hiragana, as お子.

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