“Illegitimate child” in Japanese
Short answer
Illegitimate child in Japanese is “落とし胤” (otoshidane). Full meaning: illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman).
Other ways to say “Illegitimate child” in Japanese
隠し子
kakushigo illegitimate child, secret love child
庶子
shoshi illegitimate child
私生子
shiseishi illegitimate child
私生児
shiseiji illegitimate child, bastard, love child
非嫡出子
hichakushutsushi illegitimate child
脇腹
wakibara side (of the torso), flank; illegitimate child, child born by someone other than one's wife
婚外子
kongaishi child born out of wedlock, illegitimate child, love child
父なし子
tetenashigo child whose paternity is unknown, illegitimate child; child whose father is dead, fatherless child
落し種
otoshidane illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
落し胤
otoshidane illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
かくし子
kakushigo illegitimate child, secret love child
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