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婚合 (こんごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

婚こん合ごう

Meanings

1

noun

sexual intercourse

archaic

Archaic term for sexual intercourse; not used in modern Japanese. Found only in historical texts.

古こ文ぶん書しょには「婚こん合ごう」という語ごが性せい交こうの意い味みで使つかわれている。
In old documents, the word 婚合 is used to mean sexual intercourse.

Kanji

婚marriage
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

性せい交こう
Modern, clinical term for sexual intercourse. 婚合 is archaic and no longer used.
交こう接せつ
Another archaic or literary term for sexual intercourse, somewhat more common than 婚合 but still old-fashioned.

Etymology

Compound of 婚 (marriage) and 合 (join, unite). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'sexual intercourse' in archaic contexts.