Japanese symbol for “descendants”
末
すえ
Romaji: sue
end; tip; top
In Japanese, descendants is 末, read すえ (sue).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n end; tip; top
- n end (of the year, month, etc.); close
- adj-no, n youngest child
- n descendants; offspring; posterity
- n future
- adv, n (finally) after; (at last) after; at the end of
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “descendants”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孫子 | まごこ magoko | children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants |
| 末流 | ばつりゅう batsuryuu | descendants |
| 児孫 | じそん jison | children and grandchildren; descendants |
| 末々 | すえずえ suezue | descendants |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 週末 | しゅうまつ shuumatsu | weekend |
| 年末 | ねんまつ nenmatsu | end-of-year; year-end |
| 末期 | まっき makki | last years; closing years; last days |
| 月末 | げつまつ getsumatsu | end of the month |
| 始末 | しまつ shimatsu | management; dealing with; settlement |
| 結末 | けつまつ ketsumatsu | end; conclusion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “descendants”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.