結婚|けっこんkekkon[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmarriage
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 結婚する（けっこんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 結婚します（けっこんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 結婚しない（けっこんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 結婚しません（けっこんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 結婚せず・結婚せぬ（けっこんせず・けっこんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 結婚した（けっこんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 結婚しました（けっこんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 結婚しなかった（けっこんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 結婚しませんでした（けっこんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 結婚して（けっこんして） |
| Potential | 結婚できる（けっこんできる） |
| Passive | 結婚される（けっこんされる） |
| Causative | 結婚させる（けっこんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 結婚させられる（けっこんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 結婚すれば（けっこんすれば） |
| tara | 結婚したら（けっこんしたら） |
| Volitional | 結婚しよう（けっこんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 結婚しましょう（けっこんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 結婚しろ（けっこんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym婚姻こんいんWrittenWritten, legal-institutional term for marriage, as in 「婚姻届」 and 「婚姻関係」. For everyday talk of getting married, 「結婚」 is the word.
- Synonym成婚せいこんWrittenWritten word for a marriage being concluded; seen mainly in imperial-family reports and matchmaking-industry terms like 「成婚率」, rarely in daily speech.
- Synonym嫁ぐとつぐWrittenSlightly written verb for a woman to marry into a family; used only of the bride's side, while 「結婚」 is gender-neutral.
- Synonym妻帯さいたいWrittenWritten word for a man taking or having a wife, often met in 「妻帯者」; 「結婚」 applies to either spouse.
- Synonym輿入れこしいれWrittenOld-fashioned word for a bride marrying into her husband's family, or the procession escorting her; archaic flavor, little used today.
- Synonym結ばれるむすばれるNeutralA gentle, lyrical way to say two people are joined as husband and wife; also its literal sense of being tied together.
- Related縁結びえんむすびNeutralBecoming a couple or matchmaking, as with 「縁結びの神」; carries a nuance of fated ties that 「結婚」 lacks.
- Related婚儀こんぎFormalA solemn, formal word for the wedding ceremony itself, used on formal occasions; 「結婚」 covers marriage in general.
- Related嫁入りよめいりNeutralFrom the bride's side: marrying into the husband's family, with a traditional flavor; can also mean the wedding itself.
- Related既婚きこんNeutralDescribes the state of already being married, as in 「既婚者」; it does not express the act of marrying.
- Related婚礼こんれいWrittenA written word for the wedding ceremony, more formal in flavor than 「結婚式」.
- RelatedゴールインCasualColloquial loanword, literally crossing the finish line; figuratively, a romance ending in marriage.
- RelatedブライダルNeutralLoanword used by the wedding industry, as in 「ブライダルフェア」; covers wedding-related services, not marriage itself.
- RelatedウェディングNeutralLoanword for the wedding, mostly in compounds like 「ウェディングドレス」; it does not refer to marriage itself.
- RelatedマリッジNeutralLoanword for marriage that appears almost only in compounds such as 「マリッジリング」; standing alone it is rare.
- Related華燭の典かしょくのてんFormalAn elegant, honorific name for the wedding ceremony, suited to very formal settings such as congratulatory speeches and invitations.
- Related祝言しゅうげんWrittenAn old-fashioned term for the wedding festivities; today found mainly in period dramas and literature.
- Antonym離婚りこんNeutralThe antonym of 「結婚」: dissolving a marriage.
Use 「結婚」 for marriage in general, spoken or written. For legal and institutional contexts choose 「婚姻」; for the ceremony, 「結婚式」 or 「婚礼」; from the bride's side, 「嫁ぐ」. Among the rest: 「成婚」「妻帯」「祝言」 are written or dated; 「婚儀」「華燭の典」 are formal ceremony words; 「ウェディング」「マリッジ」「ブライダル」 are loanwords tied to weddings and compounds; 「ゴールイン」 is colloquial; 「離婚」 is the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 夫婦になること。
Kanji in this word
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