noun
trial marriage with bride staying at her parents' home
A historical Japanese marriage custom where the bride remained in her natal home for a period after the wedding, with the groom visiting, before moving to his household. Now rare and mostly encountered in historical or ethnographic contexts.
足入れ婚は、かつて日本の一部地域で見られた婚姻形態です。
Ashiirekon is a form of marriage once seen in some regions of Japan.
Refers to the bride moving into the groom's household, the more common traditional pattern, whereas 足入れ婚 involves a transitional period at the bride's home.
Compound of 足入れ (ashiire, 'stepping in' or 'visiting') and 婚 (kon, 'marriage'), describing the groom's visits to the bride's home during the trial period. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.