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金婚 (きんこん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金きん婚こん

Meanings

1

noun

golden wedding; 50th wedding anniversary

Refers to the 50th wedding anniversary celebration or the anniversary itself.

両りょう親しんは今年ことし、金きん婚こんを迎むかえます。
My parents will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary this year.

Kanji

金gold
婚marriage

Similar words

銀ぎん婚こん
銀婚 refers to the 25th wedding anniversary (silver wedding), while 金婚 is the 50th.
結けっ婚こん記き念ねん日び
結婚記念日 is a general term for any wedding anniversary, whereas 金婚 specifically denotes the 50th.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (きん, 'gold') and 婚 (こん, 'marriage'), modeled after the English 'golden wedding'.