Word Meaning 嫁き遅れ

いきおくれ ikiokure

嫁き遅れ is read as いきおくれ (ikiokure) and means woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old).

Meaning

English

woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)

Reading

Kana

いきおくれ

Romaji

ikiokure

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 139359 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

嫁に行き遅れる

よめにいきおくれる

to be (too) late getting married

嫁

よめ

(one's) daughter-in-law

嫁ぐ

とつぐ

to have sexual intercourse

嫁入り

よめいり

marriage

嫁ぎ先

とつぎさき

family a woman has married into

嫁入道中

よめいりどうちゅう

nuptial procession

嫁入り支度

よめいりじたく

wedding preparations

嫁入り道具

よめいりどうぐ

trousseau

嫁入婚

よめいりこん

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

嫁に行く

よめにいく

to marry (of a woman)

嫁入る

よめいる

to wed

嫁選び

よめえらび

choosing a wife