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既婚 (きこん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

既き婚こん

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こ

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

married; being married

Refers to the state of already being married. Often appears as 既婚の, 既婚者, or in contrasts such as 既婚・未婚.

Antonyms: 未婚

彼かれは既き婚こんだと聞き

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て

い

ます

。

I hear that he is married.

既き婚こんの方かたも未み婚こんの方かたも参さん加かできます。

Both married and unmarried people may participate.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉は既き婚こんであるto state that someone is married
彼かれは既き婚こんである。
He is married.
既き婚こん・未み婚こんを問とわずregardless of marital status
このサービスは既き婚こん・未み婚こんを問とわず利り用ようできる。
This service can be used regardless of marital status.

Kanji

既previously, already, long ago
婚marriage

Opposites

未み婚こんN1
unmarried; not yet married
独どく身しんN4
既婚 is a status-oriented term for being married, while 独身 is the everyday word for being single or unmarried, making it an informal opposite.
新しん婚こんN1
既婚 simply means 'married' regardless of how long ago, whereas 新婚 specifically emphasizes that the marriage is recent.

Don't confuse with

既き婚こん者しゃN2
既婚者 is the noun for 'a married person', while 既婚 is the status/modifier word meaning 'married' (as in 既婚男性 'married man') and cannot stand alone as 'person'.

Word family

既き婚こん者しゃN2
married person
既き婚こん女じょ性せい
married woman
既き婚こん男だん性せい
married man

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 既, associated with 'already,' and 婚, 'marriage'; together it denotes the state of already being married.