婚姻(こんいん)

こんいん
noun
marriage, matrimony (formal/legal)
1. marriage, matrimony
The formal or legal union of two people. A formal term used primarily in legal, administrative, and academic contexts. More formal than 結婚.
婚姻届(こんいんとどけ)を提出(ていしゅつ)する。
To submit a marriage registration.
日本(にほん)では婚姻(こんいん)年齢(ねんれい)は男女(だんじょ)とも18歳(さい)だ。
In Japan, the legal marriage age is 18 for both men and women.
婚姻(こんいん)関係(かんけい)にある夫婦(ふうふ)は、法律(ほうりつ)上(じょう)さまざまな権利(けんり)と義務(ぎむ)を持(も)つ。
Married couples have various legal rights and obligations.

USAGE:
A formal, legal term for marriage. In everyday conversation, 結婚(けっこん) is preferred. 婚姻(こんいん) appears mainly in legal documents, government forms, news reports, and academic writing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 婚姻届(こんいんとどけ): marriage registration form
  • 婚姻(こんいん)関係(かんけい): marital relationship
  • 婚姻(こんいん)年齢(ねんれい): legal marriage age
  • 婚姻(こんいん)届(とどけ)を出(だ)す: to file a marriage registration

SIMILAR WORDS:
結婚(けっこん) is the general, everyday word for marriage. 婚姻(こんいん) is the formal legal term, similar to the distinction between "marriage" and "matrimony" in English.

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