冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

ceremonial occasions; family rites of passage

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo referring collectively to the four major ceremonial occasions in a person's life: coming-of-age (冠), marriage (婚), funerals (葬), and ancestral rites (祭). Often used in contexts like formal attire or event services.

See also: 元服 · 婚礼 · 祭祀 · 葬儀

冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さいのマナーを学まなぶ。
Learn the etiquette for ceremonial occasions.
このスーツは冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さいに使つかえる。
This suit can be worn for formal family events.

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Usage patterns

冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さいのマナーetiquette for formal ceremonial occasions
冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さいのマナーを一いっ冊さつの本ほんで学まなんだ。
I learned the etiquette for weddings, funerals, and other formal occasions from a single book.
冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さいに出しゅっ席せきするto attend a formal ceremonial occasion
社しゃ会かい人じんになると冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さいに出しゅっ席せきする機き会かいが増ふえる。
Once you become a working adult, you get more chances to attend weddings, funerals, and other formal events.
冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さい用ようの〈物もの〉an item meant for use at formal ceremonial occasions
冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さい用ようの黒くろいスーツを一いっ着ちゃく持もっている。
I own a black suit for weddings, funerals, and other formal occasions.