婿・聟・壻|むこmuko[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhusband; groom
2. noun(one's) son-in-law

• Synonym新郎しんろうFormalFormal term for the groom, often used in wedding speeches as 「新郎新婦」; 「婿」 is broader, also covering a son-in-law.
• Related花婿はなむこNeutralRefers to the groom, a man about to marry or just married; 「婿」 also covers a son-in-law or a man who marries into his wife's family.
• Antonym嫁よめNeutralMeans a bride or daughter-in-law — the counterpart of the son-in-law 「婿」.
• Antonym新婦しんぷFormalFormal term for the bride, the counterpart of 「新郎」, used mainly on wedding occasions.

Use 「婿」 for a son-in-law or a man who marries into his wife's family, as in 「婿養子」「娘婿」; for the groom at a wedding say 「花婿」 or 「新郎」; a daughter-in-law is 「嫁」, a bride 「新婦」.

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1. （むこ）娘むすめの夫おっととして家族かぞくの一員いちいんとなる男性だんせい。