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婚約破棄 (こんやくはき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

婚こん約やく破は棄き

Meanings

1

noun

breaking off an engagement

Refers to the act of calling off a marriage engagement, often with legal or social implications.

彼かれは一いっ方ぽう的てきに婚こん約やく破は棄きを言いい渡わたした。
He unilaterally announced the breaking off of the engagement.
婚こん約やく破は棄きの慰い謝しゃ料りょうを請せい求きゅうされた。
She was sued for compensation for breaking off the engagement.

Kanji

婚marriage
約promise, approximately, shrink
破rend, rip, tear
棄

abandon, throw away, discard

Similar words

婚こん約やく
婚約 means 'engagement' (the promise to marry), while 婚約破棄 is the act of breaking that promise.
破は棄き
破棄 means 'cancellation' or 'annulment' in general, but 婚約破棄 specifically refers to engagement cancellation.

Etymology

Compound of 婚約 (engagement) and 破棄 (cancellation, annulment).