What is the Kanji for "Marriage"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Marriage", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Marriage" is "婚".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Kon".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "女" means "Woman" and can be read as "Jo", "Nyo", "Onna", and "Me". And The component "昏" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "婚" mean in japanese?

"婚" means "Marriage".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

結婚: "Marriage". The verbal noun '結婚 (けっこん)' refers to the act of getting married or the state of being married. It is commonly used to indicate the joining of two individuals in a legal and/or religious union. For example: They just got married - (彼らはついこのあいだ結婚した). I will have my marriage ceremony in the spring - (私は春に結婚式を挙げるつもりです).

離婚: "Divorce". The verbal noun '離婚 (りこん)' means 'divorce'. This term refers to the legal dissolution of a marriage, where a couple decides to end their relationship and go their separate ways. It is a serious and often difficult decision, with many emotional and practical implications. For example: They decided to get a divorce - (彼らは離婚することにした). The divorce was finalized last month - (離婚が先月に成立した).

新婚: "Newlyweds". The noun '新婚 (しんこん)' refers to a newly married couple. It describes a couple who have recently gotten married and are in the early stages of their marriage. This term emphasizes the 'newness' or 'freshness' of the marriage. For example: The newlyweds were so happy on their honeymoon - (新婚の二人は honeymoon で幸せそうだった). They are a newly married couple - (彼らは新婚夫婦だ).

婚約: "Engagement". The Japanese verbal noun '婚約 (こんやく)' means 'engagement'. It refers to an agreement between two people to marry each other. This noun describes the formal arrangement where a couple decides to get married. Examples: They are in an engagement - (彼らは婚約中だ). The engagement was announced last week - (婚約が先週発表された).

未婚: "Single". The Japanese noun '未婚 (みこん)' means 'single'. This term refers to an individual who has never been married. It is commonly used to describe someone's marital status, especially in formal or professional contexts. For example: She is still single - (彼女はまだ未婚です). Many young people today choose to remain single for longer before getting married - (多くの若者が今日結婚前に長期の未婚期間を選ぶ).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.