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許嫁 (いいなずけ, iinazuke) Japanese meaning: fiancé | Kotomora
許嫁いいなずけ also: いいなづけ · きょこん · きょか · ゆいなずけ
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She married her fiancé, who had been arranged for her since childhood.
He was surprised to learn of the existence of his fiancée.
Related words 名付け is an abbreviated form of 許婚, both meaning 'fiancé(e),' but 名付け sounds even more old-fashioned or literary.
許嫁 carries an old-fashioned or traditional nuance, often implying an arrangement made early in life, whereas 婚約者 is the plain modern term for a fiancé(e).
Etymology The reading いいなずけ is a jukujikun (special kanji reading) combining いい (good) and なずけ (from 名付け, naming), originally referring to a child promised in marriage. The kanji 許嫁 literally mean 'permit' and 'marry into'.
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Alternate gikun reading, very rare.
いいなづけ gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
許婚 Usage 56% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
いいなずけ gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Alternate kanji spelling, also read きょこん in some contexts.
きょこん
Sino-Japanese reading of 許婚, less common than いいなずけ.
いいなづけ gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
いいなずけ Usage 15%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Kana spelling, common in everyday writing.
いいなづけ Usage 1%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Historical kana usage; づ is now usually written ず.
ゆいなずけ
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
