結 婚(けっこん)

けっこん

noun

marriage

family

1. marriage, wedding

The legal and/or ceremonial union of two people as partners.

来年(らいねん)結婚(けっこん)します。

I'm getting married next year.

ご結婚(けっこん)おめでとうございます。

Congratulations on your marriage.

Polite congratulation

結婚(けっこん)記念日(きねんび)はいつですか。

When is your wedding anniversary?

姉(あね)は去年(きょねん)大学(だいがく)の友達(ともだち)と結婚(けっこん)した。

My older sister married a university friend last year.

結婚(けっこん)式(しき)は来月(らいげつ)の予定(よてい)で、今(いま)準備(じゅんび)でとても忙(いそが)しい。

The wedding is scheduled for next month, and we're very busy with preparations right now.

結婚(けっこん) functions as both a noun (marriage) and a する verb (結婚(けっこん)する = to marry/get married). The particle と marks the person one marries: 〜と結婚(けっこん)する.

Compounds

結婚(けっこん)式(しき): wedding ceremony
結婚(けっこん)記念日(きねんび): wedding anniversary
結婚(けっこん)相手(あいて): marriage partner
結婚(けっこん)指輪(ゆびわ): wedding ring
結婚(けっこん)生活(せいかつ): married life
結婚(けっこん)届(とどけ): marriage registration form

Keigo

ご結婚(けっこん) is the polite form used for congratulations and formal references: ご結婚(けっこん)おめでとうございます (Congratulations on your marriage).

Similar words

離婚(りこん): divorce (antonym)
婚約(こんやく): engagement (preceding step)

Related Words

Antonym: 離婚(りこん) (divorce)

Compare: 婚約(こんやく) (engagement)

Antonym: 離婚(りこん)する (to divorce)

Related: 再婚(さいこん) (remarriage)

Compare: 再婚(さいこん)する (to remarry)

Compare: 初婚(しょこん) (first marriage)

Compare: 連(つ)れ添(そ)う (to be married to)

Compare: 添い遂げる (to stay married for life)

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Added 2026.1.11 21:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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