婚姻(こんいん)

こんいん
noun
marriage, matrimony (formal/legal)
formallegalfamily
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

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.

Related Words

Synonym: 結婚(けっこん) (marriage (general))
Compare: 姻戚(いんせき) (relative by marriage)
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