初婚(しょこん)

しょこん
noun
first marriage
1. first marriage
a person's first marriage, as opposed to remarriage
初婚(しょこん)年齢(ねんれい)が上(あ)がっている。
The average age of first marriage is rising.
彼女(かのじょ)は初婚(しょこん)で、彼(かれ)は再婚(さいこん)だった。
It was her first marriage, and his remarriage.
女性(じょせい)の平均(へいきん)初婚(しょこん)年齢(ねんれい)は約(やく)三十歳(さんじっさい)になっている。
The average age of first marriage for women has reached about thirty.

A formal term frequently encountered in demographic statistics, news reports about social trends, and official documents. Japan's rising age of first marriage is a widely discussed social issue.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 初婚(しょこん)年齢(ねんれい): age at first marriage
  • 平均(へいきん)初婚(しょこん)年齢(ねんれい): average age at first marriage
  • 初婚(しょこん)の相手(あいて): first marriage partner
  • 初婚同士(しょこんどうし): both marrying for the first time

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 再婚(さいこん): remarriage — marrying again after divorce or the death of a spouse
  • 晩婚(ばんこん): late marriage — marrying at a relatively old age
  • 結婚(けっこん): marriage — the general term, does not specify first or subsequent

REGISTER:
Formal. Primarily used in statistics, news, and official contexts rather than casual conversation.

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