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婚外交渉 (こんがいこうしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

婚こん外がい交こう渉しょう

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Meanings

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noun

extramarital sex; extramarital sexual relations

Formal or legal term for sexual activity outside marriage. Often used in contexts such as divorce proceedings, investigations, or moral discussions.

婚こん外がい交こう渉しょうが離り婚こんの原げん因いんになった。
Extramarital sex became the cause of the divorce.
探たん偵ていに婚こん外がい交こう渉しょうの証しょう

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I had a detective gather evidence of extramarital sexual relations.

Kanji

婚marriage
外outside
交mingle, mixing, association
渉ford, go cross, transit

Similar words

不ふ倫りん
不倫 is a more common and emotionally charged word for an extramarital affair, often implying a romantic relationship. 婚外交渉 is a drier, more clinical term focusing on the sexual act itself.
浮うわ気き
浮気 is a casual term for cheating or a fling, not necessarily involving full sexual intercourse. 婚外交渉 explicitly refers to sexual relations outside marriage.

Etymology

Compound of 婚外 (extramarital) + 交渉 (negotiation, relations). Here 交渉 is used in the sense of 'sexual relations', a euphemistic extension.