姻
matrimony, marry
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
Study
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.