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でき婚 (できこん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
shotgun wedding ; marriage due to unintended pregnancy
colloquial abbreviation
Colloquial abbreviation of できちゃった結婚. Refers to a marriage that takes place because the couple is expecting a child, often with a slightly informal or gossipy tone.
See also: できちゃった結婚
今いま
は
とても
仲なか
が
いい
。
They had a shotgun wedding, but now they get along really well.
Written forms でき 婚こん
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling; widely used in informal contexts.
デキ 婚こん
Katakana spelling often seen in magazines and casual writing.
出で 来き 婚こん
Full kanji spelling; rarely used and may look formal or old-fashioned.
Etymology Abbreviation of できちゃった結婚 (dekichatta kekkon), literally 'oops-we-did-it marriage'. The でき part comes from できる (to be made, to come into existence), referring to the pregnancy.
