新しん婦ぷ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers specifically to a woman on her wedding day or just married. Often paired with 新郎 (bridegroom).

新しん婦ぷのウェディングドレスがとても美うつくしかった。
The bride's wedding dress was very beautiful.
新しん郎ろう新しん婦ぷが入にゅう場じょうすると、会かい場じょうから大おおきな拍はく手しゅが起おこった。
When the bride and groom entered, loud applause erupted from the hall.

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Usage patterns

新婦しんぷの父ちちthe father of the bride
新しん婦ぷの父ちちが娘むすめの手てを取とって入にゅう場じょうした。
The father of the bride walked in holding his daughter's hand.
新婦しんぷが入場にゅうじょうするthe bride enters (the ceremony venue)
会かい場じょうが静しずまり、新しん婦ぷが入にゅう場じょうした。
The hall fell silent as the bride entered.
〈人ひと〉〉が新婦しんぷにブーケを渡わたすsomeone hands the bouquet to the bride
友ゆう人じんが新しん婦ぷにブーケを渡わたした。
A friend handed the bouquet to the bride.

Kanji

新new
婦lady, woman, wife

Related words

花はな嫁よめN2
花嫁 also means 'bride' but has a more traditional or poetic feel, often used for Japanese-style weddings, while 新婦 is the neutral, common term used in modern wedding contexts.
嫁よめN2
新婦 is the formal term for the bride used in wedding ceremonies and announcements, while 嫁 is more casual and has broader meanings.

Opposites

新しん郎ろう
新婦 refers to the bride, while 新郎 refers to the bridegroom; they are the male-female counterparts at a wedding.

Don't confuse with

新しん婚こんN1
新婦 means 'the bride' at a wedding, while 新婚 describes the ongoing state of being newly married; both share the kanji 新 but refer to different things.
花はな婿むこN2
新婦 (bride) is easily confused with 新郎 (groom) as its formal counterpart, and learners sometimes mix up which one corresponds to 花婿.

Word family

新しん郎ろう新しん婦ぷ
bride and groom

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 婦 (woman, wife). The kanji combination straightforwardly conveys 'new wife' or 'newlywed woman'.