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Marriage, Marry

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

婚 appears in many family-related words such as 結婚 (marriage), 婚約 (engagement), and 新婚 (newly married).

Memory Trick

Imagine a couple exchanging wedding rings and beginning a new life together. That happy wedding ceremony reminds you of 婚.

Readings

Onyomi: コン (kon)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

結婚
けっこん (kekkon)
Marriage
婚約
こんやく (konyaku)
Engagement
新婚
しんこん (shinkon)
Newly married
離婚
りこん (rikon)
Divorce

Example Sentence

姉は去年結婚しました。

あね は きょねん けっこん しました。

ane wa kyonen kekkon shimashita

My older sister got married last year.

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