婚約指輪(こんやくゆびわ)

こんやくゆびわ
noun
engagement ring
culture
1. engagement ring
A ring given as a symbol of a marriage engagement. In Japan, diamond rings became standard from the mid-20th century under Western influence.
婚約指輪(こんやくゆびわ)を贈(おく)る。
To give an engagement ring.
彼(かれ)は婚約指輪(こんやくゆびわ)を選(えら)ぶのに何(なん)週間(しゅうかん)もかけた。
He spent weeks choosing the engagement ring.
彼女(かのじょ)はダイヤモンドの婚約指輪(こんやくゆびわ)を左手(ひだりて)の薬指(くすりゆび)にはめていた。
She was wearing a diamond engagement ring on the ring finger of her left hand.

Compound of 婚約(こんやく) (engagement) and 指輪(ゆびわ) (ring). Often abbreviated to エンゲージリング in casual speech, borrowing from English.

Common collocations

  • 婚約指輪(こんやくゆびわ)を贈(おく)る — to give an engagement ring
  • 婚約指輪(こんやくゆびわ)を選(えら)ぶ — to choose an engagement ring
  • 婚約指輪(こんやくゆびわ)をはめる — to put on an engagement ring
  • 婚約指輪(こんやくゆびわ)の相場(そうば) — the going price for engagement rings

Related words

  • 結婚指輪(けっこんゆびわ): wedding ring — exchanged at the wedding ceremony
  • エンゲージリング: engagement ring — loanword alternative
  • 婚約(こんやく): engagement

Related Words

Compare: ペアリング (matching ring)
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Added 2026.3.25 15:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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