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別居結婚 (bekkyokekkon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

別べっ居きょ結けっ婚こん

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Meanings

1

commuter marriage; living-apart-together marriage

A marriage arrangement where the couple maintains separate residences, often for work or personal reasons, while remaining legally married.

仕し事ごとの都つ合ごうで別べっ居きょ結けっ婚こんを選えらぶ夫

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婦ふ

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More couples are choosing commuter marriage for work reasons.

別べっ居きょ結けっ婚こんは、お互たがいの自じ由ゆうを尊そん重ちょうできる形かたちだ。

A commuter marriage is a form that allows mutual respect for each other's freedom.

Kanji

別separate, branch off, diverge
居reside, to be, exist
結tie, bind, contract
婚marriage

Related words

別べっ居きょ
別居 refers to living separately, often implying marital separation or simply not cohabiting, while 別居結婚 specifically denotes a deliberate marital arrangement where the couple remains married but lives apart.
週しゅう末まつ婚こん
週末婚 (weekend marriage) is a type of commuter marriage where the couple sees each other mainly on weekends; 別居結婚 is a broader term that does not specify the frequency of meetings.

Built from

別べっ居きょ+結けっ婚こん

Etymology

Compound of 別居 (separate residence) and 結婚 (marriage). The term is a modern coinage reflecting contemporary social arrangements.