婚活
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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婚 | 活 |
こん Grade: S | かつ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Short for 結婚活動 (kekkon katsudō, “marriage + activity”). Coined by Japanese sociologist Masahiro Yamada in 2007.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) こんかつ [kòńkátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [kõ̞ŋka̠t͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
婚活 • (konkatsu) ←こんくわつ (konkwatu)?
- (neologism) marriage-hunting (in a way similar to job hunting); matchmaking activity
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN