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Kotomora

姻

matrimony, marry

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • イン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

姻 centers on the bond of marriage, specifically the formal union or matrimonial relationship.

Most common words using 姻

  • 婚姻こんいん

    marriage; matrimony

  • 姻戚いんせき

    in-law; relative by marriage

  • 姻戚関係いんせきかんけい

    relation by marriage

  • 姻族いんぞく

    in-law; relative by marriage; relation by affinity

  • 婚姻受理証明書こんいんじゅりしょうめいしょ

    marriage acceptance certificate; certification that the local government office has received notification of a marriage

  • 婚姻届こんいんとどけ

    marriage registration

  • 婚姻届書こんいんとどけしょ

    marriage registration

  • 婚姻手続こんいんてつづき

    marriage procedures; procedure of marriage

  • 婚姻挙行者こんいんきょこうしゃ

    marriage solemnizer; marriage celebrant

  • 婚姻法こんいんほう

    marriage laws

  • 婚姻色こんいんしょく

    nuptial coloration (colouration)

  • 婚姻要件具備証明書こんいんようけんぐびしょうめいしょ

    certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married

  • 婚姻適齢こんいんてきれい

    legal age of marriage

  • 婚姻関係こんいんかんけい

    marital relationship; marital relations

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Etymology

姻 combines 女 (woman) with 因, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of a cause or reason, suggesting a woman becoming part of a family through marriage.

Meaning mnemonic

A woman 女 and a reason 因 come together: marriage is the reason a woman joins a new family.

Reading mnemonic

For イン, imagine an inn where a wedding is held: inn -> イン, and the woman enters the inn to marry.