花嫁(はなよめ)

はなよめ
noun
bride
1. bride
A woman on her wedding day or who has recently been married.
花嫁(はなよめ)が美(うつく)しいドレス}を{着(き)ていた。
The bride was wearing a beautiful dress.
花嫁(はなよめ)姿(すがた)の彼女(かのじょ)は輝(かがや)いていた。
She was radiant in her bridal appearance.
花嫁(はなよめ)行列(ぎょうれつ)が通(とお)り過(す)ぎた。
The bridal procession passed by.
Traditional wedding
友人(ゆうじん)の結婚式(けっこんしき)で、花嫁(はなよめ)が白無垢(しろむく)を着(き)ていて感動(かんどう)した。
At my friend's wedding, I was moved by the bride wearing a traditional white kimono.
白無垢(しろむく) = all-white bridal kimono
花嫁(はなよめ)と花婿(はなむこ)が手(て)をつないで教会(きょうかい)から出(で)てくると、参列者(さんれつしゃ)がフラワーシャワーで祝福(しゅくふく)した。
When the bride and groom came out of the church hand in hand, the guests celebrated with a flower shower.

USAGE: 花嫁(はなよめ) combines 花(はな) (flower) and 嫁(よめ) (bride/wife). It specifically refers to a woman in the context of her wedding.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 花嫁(はなよめ)になる (to become a bride)
  • 花嫁(はなよめ)姿(すがた) (bridal appearance)
  • 花嫁(はなよめ)衣装(いしょう) (bridal attire)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 花嫁(はなよめ)修業(しゅぎょう) (bridal training - learning domestic skills)
  • 花嫁(はなよめ)道具(どうぐ) (bride's household items/trousseau)
  • 花嫁(はなよめ)行列(ぎょうれつ) (bridal procession)

CONTRAST:

  • 花嫁(はなよめ) - bride
  • 花婿(はなむこ) - groom
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Added 2026.1.14 9:58 · Revised 2026.3.4 11:41
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