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)

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)

Similar words

花嫁(はなよめ) - bride
花婿(はなむこ) - groom

Related Words

Antonym: 花婿(はなむこ) (groom)

Compare: 新婦(しんぷ) (bride)

Related: ウェディングドレス (wedding dress)

Compare: 新郎新婦(しんろうしんぷ) (bride and groom)

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Added 2026.1.14 9:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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