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縁付ける (えんづける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
marry off ; give in marriage
Used when a parent or guardian arranges or approves a marriage for a daughter or younger family member. The subject is typically the person arranging the marriage, not the bride or groom.
付づ
け
たい
と
思おも
っ
て
いる
。
The parents want to marry off their daughter soon.
Kanji 縁 affinity, relation, connection 付 adhere, attach, refer to Similar words 嫁とつ がせる Similar meaning but less common; 縁付ける is more neutral and widely used.
結けっ 婚こん させる More general causative form meaning 'to make someone marry'; 縁付ける specifically implies arranging a marriage, often for a daughter.
Etymology Compound of 縁 (en, 'tie, bond, fate') + 付ける (tsukeru, 'attach, affix'), literally 'to attach a bond'. The reading えんづける reflects rendaku voicing of つける.
