Onyomi: コン · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: marriage
Kanji for marriage
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The kanji 婚 combines the woman radical 女 on the left with the character 昏 on the right. Long ago, 昏 showed the sun setting and darkness beginning — a time of transition when day becomes night. In ancient culture, weddings were often held in the evening, when families gathered after the day’s work. The pairing of 女 (woman) with 昏 (evening/dusk) created the idea of a woman entering a new life at dusk, marking the transition into marriage. The kanji came to represent the formal joining of partners under the rituals traditionally performed at this time.
The woman radical (女) combined with the dusk symbol (昏) — representing the traditional evening ceremonies that marked the joining of partners in marriage.
Picture a woman (女) taking part in a wedding held at dusk (昏), when families gather together — that image becomes 婚, the kanji for marriage.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 婚 | こん | marriage | Suffix |
| 婚 | くながい | sexual intercourse | Noun |
| 夜這い | よばい | creeping at night into a woman's bedroom, stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love, sneaking visit | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 婚約 | こんやく | engagement, betrothal | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 婚約者 | こんやくしゃ | fiance, fiancee | common Noun |
| 婚礼 | こんれい | marriage ceremony, wedding | Noun |
| 婚約指輪 | こんやくゆびわ | engagement ring | Noun |
| 婚約破棄 | こんやくはき | breaking off an engagement | Noun |
| 婚姻届 | こんいんとどけ | marriage registration | Noun |
| 婚姻 | こんいん | marriage, matrimony | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |