結婚(けっこん)

けっこん
noun
marriage
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.

COMMON 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

POLITE FORMS:
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).

CONTRAST:

  • 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)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:52 · Revised 2026.3.29 14:14
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