How to Say ‘Child’ in Japanese
お子様
o ko sama
[o ko sama]
💬 Usage Tip: [子] becomes [お子様] when speaking politely about someone else's child. [様] adds respect, so this is the usual customer-service wording, not the plain everyday [子ども].
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix that makes the word sound respectful.
お子様もいらっしゃいますか。
Will there be children as well?
子
ko
[ko]
child
The core word meaning child in this polite expression.
お子様もいらっしゃいますか。
Will there be children as well?
様
sama
[sama]
honorific suffix
A polite suffix used to refer respectfully to someone, here children.
お子様もいらっしゃいますか。
Will there be children as well?
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