結婚式(けっこんしき)

けっこんしき
noun
wedding ceremony
1. wedding ceremony
The formal ceremony celebrating a marriage.
結婚式(けっこんしき)に招待(しょうたい)された。
I was invited to the wedding.
結婚式(けっこんしき)は来月(らいげつ)です。
The wedding is next month.
教会(きょうかい)で結婚式(けっこんしき)を挙(あ)げた。
We had our wedding ceremony at a church.

結婚式(けっこんしき) refers to the formal wedding ceremony itself. In Japan, the ceremony (結婚式(けっこんしき)) is usually followed by a reception (披露宴(ひろうえん)), which are often treated as separate events.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 結婚式(けっこんしき)を挙(あ)げる: to hold a wedding ceremony
  • 結婚式(けっこんしき)に出席(しゅっせき)する: to attend a wedding
  • 結婚式(けっこんしき)に招待(しょうたい)する: to invite to a wedding
  • 結婚式場(けっこんしきじょう): wedding venue

TYPES:

  • 神前式(しんぜんしき): Shinto-style wedding (at a shrine)
  • 教会式(きょうかいしき): church-style wedding (most popular style)
  • 人前式(じんぜんしき): secular ceremony (vows before guests)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 披露宴(ひろうえん): wedding reception (formal banquet)
  • 二次会(にじかい): casual after-party
  • ご祝儀(しゅうぎ): monetary gift (typically given in odd-numbered amounts like 30,000 or 50,000 yen)
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Added 2026.1.16 16:44 · Revised 2026.2.11 17:03
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