結婚式|けっこんしきkekkonshiki[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounmarriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
   彼かれらの結婚式けっこんしきに招待しょうたいされた。↗

   I was invited to their wedding.

• Synonym婚礼こんれいWrittenWritten-style word for a wedding, as in 「婚礼の儀式」; 「結婚式」 is the everyday, conversational choice.
• Synonym婚儀こんぎFormalFormal written term for the wedding ceremony, used in official documents; 「結婚式」 is more everyday.
• SynonymブライダルNeutralLoanword covering wedding-related services and products, as in 「ブライダル産業」; 「結婚式」 refers to the ceremony itself.
• SynonymウェディングNeutralLoanword for a wedding, common in commercial and promotional contexts such as 「ウェディングドレス」; 「結婚式」 is the more everyday word.
• Synonym華燭の典かしょくのてんFormalElegant written expression for a wedding ceremony, used mainly in congratulatory messages; 「結婚式」 is the everyday word.
• Synonym祝言しゅうげんWrittenOld-fashioned word for wedding festivities and celebration; modern speech uses 「結婚式」.
• Related嫁入りよめいりNeutralRefers to a woman marrying into her husband's family, with a traditional flavor; 「結婚式」 is the ceremony itself.
• Related結婚けっこんNeutralMarriage itself, as in 「結婚する」; 「結婚式」 is the ceremony held to celebrate it.
• Related成婚せいこんWrittenWritten word for a marriage being concluded, seen in reports on imperial weddings and matchmaking services; 「結婚式」 is the ceremony.
• Related輿入れこしいれWrittenOld-fashioned term for a bride entering her husband's family, or the bridal procession; rare in modern usage.
• Related婚礼の儀こんれいのぎFormalFormal written term for the ceremonial part of a wedding; 「結婚式」 is more everyday.
• RelatedマリッジNeutralLoanword for marriage, seen mostly in compounds such as 「マリッジブルー」.
• Antonym離婚式りこんしきNeutralA ceremony marking a divorce; the counterpart of 「結婚式」 on the divorce side.

Use 「結婚式」 for a wedding in everyday speech. 「ウェディング」 and 「ブライダル」 suit commercial and promotional contexts. In written or formal prose, 「婚礼」, 「婚儀」 and 「婚礼の儀」 fit, and 「華燭の典」 appears in congratulatory messages. For marriage itself, say 「結婚」; 「離婚式」 is its divorce counterpart.

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1. 結婚けっこんする夫婦ふうふが執り行とりおこなう儀式ぎしき。