Word Meaning 婿入婚

むこいりこん mukoirikon

婿入婚 is read as むこいりこん (mukoirikon) and means marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family.

Meaning

English

  1. marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family
  2. uxorilocal marriage

Reading

Kana

むこいりこん

Romaji

mukoirikon

Writing Variants

  • 婿入り婚 むこいりこん mukoirikon

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 120792 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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婿入

むこいり

being adopted into the family of one's bride

嫁入婚

よめいりこん

marriage in which the bride is taken into the groom's family

招婿婚

しょうせいこん

marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family

足入れ婚

あしいれこん

marriage in which the bride lives temporarily in her parents' home

入婿

いりむこ

man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family

婿

むこ

(one's) son-in-law

結婚

けっこん

marriage

離婚

りこん

divorce

既婚

きこん

married

同性間結婚

どうせいかんけっこん

same-sex marriage

見合結婚

みあいけっこん

arranged marriage

学生結婚

がくせいけっこん

student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)