妻帯|さいたいsaitai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbhaving a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
Conjugation
Dictionary form妻帯する(さいたいする)
Polite (masu)妻帯します(さいたいします)
Negative (nai)妻帯しない(さいたいしない)
polite (masen)妻帯しません(さいたいしません)
classical zu / nu妻帯せず・妻帯せぬ(さいたいせず・さいたいせぬ)
Past (ta)妻帯した(さいたいした)
polite (mashita)妻帯しました(さいたいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)妻帯しなかった(さいたいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)妻帯しませんでした(さいたいしませんでした)
Te form妻帯して(さいたいして)
Potential妻帯できる(さいたいできる)
Passive妻帯される(さいたいされる)
Causative妻帯させる(さいたいさせる)
Causative passive妻帯させられる(さいたいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)妻帯すれば(さいたいすれば)
tara妻帯したら(さいたいしたら)
Volitional妻帯しよう(さいたいしよう)
polite (mashou)妻帯しましょう(さいたいしましょう)
Imperative妻帯しろ(さいたいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym結婚けっこんNeutralThe everyday word for marriage, used of either partner; far more common and ordinary than 「妻帯」.
  • Synonym成婚せいこんWrittenWritten/formal word stressing that a marriage has formally been concluded; often used of the imperial family or by matchmaking services.
  • Related婚姻こんいんWrittenWritten/formal term for marriage as a legal bond between husband and wife, as in 「婚姻届」; unlike 「妻帯」, it is not viewed only from the man's side.
  • Related既婚きこんNeutralNeutral word for being already married; describes the state and applies to both men and women, making it more neutral than 「妻帯」.
  • Antonym独身どくしんNeutralAntonym: being single with no spouse — the opposite of 「妻帯」, which means a man has taken a wife.

Use 「妻帯」 in written/formal prose for a man marrying or having a wife, often as 「妻帯者」. In everyday speech say 「結婚」; for the married state, 「既婚」. 「婚姻」 is the formal legal term, 「成婚」 marks a marriage's formal conclusion, and 「独身」 is the opposite.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 妻つまを持もつこと。男性だんせいの既婚者きこんしゃ。
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