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神前結婚 (shinzenkekkon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神しん前ぜん結けっ婚こん

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Meanings

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Shinto wedding

A wedding ceremony conducted according to Shinto rites, typically at a shrine.

彼かれらは神じん社じゃで神しん前ぜん結けっ婚こんを挙あげた。

They held a Shinto wedding at the shrine.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
前in front, before
結tie, bind, contract
婚marriage

Related words

教きょう会かい結けっ婚こん
A Christian-style wedding, often held in a church or chapel, as opposed to a Shinto ceremony.
仏ぶつ前ぜん結けっ婚こん
A Buddhist wedding ceremony, less common than Shinto or Christian styles in modern Japan.

Built from

神しん前ぜん+結けっ婚こん

Etymology

Compound of 神前 (shinzen, 'before the gods') and 結婚 (kekkon, 'marriage'). The term refers specifically to a wedding performed in the presence of Shinto deities.