How to say "bride" in Japanese

• 嫁よめJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers a bride in the sense of a woman who marries into a family, and also means daughter-in-law. It is not the usual word for a bride at a wedding ceremony.
  どんな男おとこにもそれ相当そうとうの嫁よめのきてがあるもの。↗

  Every Jack must have his Jill.
• 花嫁はなよめJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for a bride on her wedding day, covering the woman getting married in the ceremonial sense. This is the natural choice when speaking of a wedding.
  花嫁はなよめはたいへん美うつくしく見みえた。↗

  The bride looked very beautiful.
• 新婦しんぷCommon
  nounA formal term for the bride at a wedding, used in contrast with the groom (新郎). Typical of wedding speeches, announcements, and other formal wedding contexts.

Use 花嫁 for a bride in the wedding sense, 新婦 as the formal wedding term for the bride as opposed to the groom, and 嫁 for a bride or daughter-in-law entering a family.

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• 嫁よめbride
• 花嫁はなよめbride
• 新婦しんぷbride
• ブライドbride
• 嫁御よめごbride
• 花嫁御寮はなよめごりょうbride