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firstborn son 惣 - brose - 2007-05-24
Anyone know why 惣 is "firstborn son"? It seems mainly to be used as a substitute for 総.
firstborn son 惣 - Katsuo - 2007-05-24
There's a compound 惣領 (souryou) which means the eldest child. It's also used in some names like 惣一 (Souichi). If you have access to a copy of Halpern's dictionary then that has some more information on this character.