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綿婚式 (わたこんしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

綿わた婚こん式しき

Meanings

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noun

cotton wedding anniversary; second wedding anniversary

Refers specifically to the second year of marriage, following the paper anniversary. Used in contexts of anniversary celebrations.

来らい月げつは綿わた婚こん式しきだから、何なにか特とく別べつなことをしよう。
Next month is our cotton wedding anniversary, so let's do something special.

Kanji

綿cotton
婚marriage
式style, ceremony, rite

Similar words

紙かみ婚こん式しき
紙婚式 is the first wedding anniversary (paper), while 綿婚式 is the second (cotton).

Etymology

Compound of 綿 (cotton) + 婚式 (wedding ceremony/anniversary), following the Western tradition of naming anniversaries after materials.