連つれ添そう

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Meanings

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godan verb (-u), intransitive verb

become a couple; be married to; live as husband and wife

Describes the state of being married or living together as a couple, often with a nuance of companionship and shared life.

二人ふたりは長なが年ねん連つれ添そってきた夫ふう婦ふだ。
They are a couple who have been married for many years.
彼かの女じょは苦く労ろうを共ともにし

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人ひと

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連つ

れ

添そ

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こと

を

決き

め

た

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She decided to marry the person with whom she had shared hardships.

Written forms

連つれ添そうUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
つれそうUsage6%
連つれそうUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana form; not a standard written spelling.
つれ添そうUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed form; not a standard written spelling.

Kanji

連take along, lead, join
添annexed, accompany, marry

Similar words

結けっ婚こんする
結婚する focuses on the act of getting married, while 連れ添う emphasizes the ongoing state of being a married couple and living together.
夫ふう婦ふ
夫婦 is a noun meaning 'married couple', whereas 連れ添う is a verb describing the action or state of being a couple.

Etymology

Compound of 連れ (tsure, 'companion') + 添う (sou, 'to accompany, to be added to'). The combination conveys the idea of two people accompanying each other through life.