新婚旅行(しんこんりょこう)

しんこんりょこう
noun
honeymoon
travelfamily
1. honeymoon
A trip taken by a newly married couple soon after the wedding.
新婚旅行(しんこんりょこう)はハワイだった。
We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon.
新婚旅行(しんこんりょこう)にどこへ行(い)く予定(よてい)ですか。
Where are you planning to go on your honeymoon?
Work was so busy that we only managed to go on our honeymoon a year after the wedding.

Common collocations

  • 新婚旅行(しんこんりょこう)に行(い)く: to go on a honeymoon
  • 新婚旅行(しんこんりょこう)先(さき): honeymoon destination

Similar words

Cultural note

Hawaii and Europe have long been favorite honeymoon destinations for Japanese couples; in the 1960s and 70s Miyazaki and other parts of Kyushu were the classic choice.