婚約者(こんやくしゃ)

こんやくしゃ
noun
fiancé; fiancée; betrothed
1. fiancé; fiancée; betrothed
A person who is engaged to be married. Used for both men and women.
婚約者(こんやくしゃ)を紹介(しょうかい)します。
Let me introduce my fiancé.
彼女(かのじょ)は来月(らいげつ)婚約者(こんやくしゃ)と結婚(けっこん)する。
She will marry her fiancé next month.
婚約者(こんやくしゃ)の両親(りょうしん)に初(はじ)めて会(あ)う日(ひ)が近(ちか)づいて、緊張(きんちょう)している。
The day to meet my fiancé's parents for the first time is approaching, and I'm nervous.

USAGE:
A gender-neutral term. Unlike English, which distinguishes fiancé (male) from fiancée (female), Japanese uses the same word for both. The relationship is formalized through 婚約(こんやく) (engagement).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 婚約者(こんやくしゃ)を紹介(しょうかい)する (to introduce one's fiancé)
  • 婚約者(こんやくしゃ)との結婚(けっこん) (marriage with one's fiancé)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • フィアンセ: fiancé — loanword, less formal
  • 許嫁(いいなずけ): betrothed — traditional/literary, often implies an arranged engagement
  • 婚約(こんやく): engagement — the relationship itself, not the person
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