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花嫁衣裳 (はなよめいしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

花はな嫁よめ衣い裳しょう

Meanings

1

noun

bridal costume; wedding dress

Refers to the traditional or formal attire worn by a bride, especially in a Japanese wedding context.

彼かの女じょは美うつくしい花はな嫁よめ衣い裳しょうを着きていた。
She wore a beautiful bridal costume.
花はな嫁よめ衣い裳しょうの展てん示じ会かいに行いってきました。
I went to an exhibition of wedding dresses.

Written forms

花はな嫁よめ衣い裳しょう
Standard kanji spelling for bridal attire, using 衣裳 for clothing.
花はな嫁よめ衣い装しょう
Variant spelling with 衣装, also meaning clothing or costume.

Kanji

花flower
嫁marry into, bride

衣garment, clothes, dressing

裳skirt

装attire, dress, pretend

Similar words

ウェディングドレス
A Western-style wedding dress, while 花嫁衣裳 often implies traditional Japanese bridal attire.
白しろ無む垢く
A specific type of traditional Japanese bridal kimono, all white; 花嫁衣裳 is a broader term.

Etymology

Compound of 花嫁 (bride) and 衣裳 (clothing, costume).