noun
promiscuity; communal marriage; group marriage
Anthropological or sociological term for non-exclusive sexual relations or marriage forms. Often contrasted with 乱婚 (らんこん).
See also: 乱婚 (らんこん)
雑婚は、原始社会における婚姻形態の一つとして研究されている。
Promiscuity is studied as one form of marriage in primitive societies.
noun
mixed marriage; interracial marriage; miscegenation
Refers to marriage between people of different races or ethnicities. The term 雑婚 can carry a dated or technical nuance; modern contexts often use 国際結婚 or 異人種間結婚.
戦前の日本では、雑婚に対する偏見が強かった。
Before the war, there was strong prejudice against mixed marriage in Japan.
Compound of 雑 (ざつ, miscellaneous, mixed) and 婚 (こん, marriage). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in academic and sociological contexts.