noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
marriage proposal; courtship
Refers to the act of proposing marriage or the period of courtship leading to a proposal. Often used with する to mean 'to propose'.
彼は彼女に求婚した。
He proposed to her.
求婚の返事をまだもらっていない。
I haven't received an answer to my proposal yet.
Compound of 求 (seek, request) and 婚 (marriage). The reading is on'yomi.