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縁付き (えんづき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

縁えん付づき

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Meanings

1

noun

marriage; being married

Refers to the state of being married, often used in contexts like 縁付きになる (to get married) or 縁付きの娘 (a married daughter).

彼かの女じょはもう縁えん付づきだ。
She is already married.
縁えん付づきの娘むすめが実じっ家かに帰かえってきた。
The married daughter came back to her parents' home.

Kanji

縁affinity, relation, connection
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

結けっ婚こん
結婚 is the standard modern word for marriage. 縁付き is a somewhat older or more literary term emphasizing the bond or connection of marriage.

Etymology

Compound of 縁 (en, 'bond, connection') + 付き (tsuki, from 付く 'to attach'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word literally suggests 'attached by a bond', referring to the marital tie.