Japanese word

婚約者

Pronunciation

Romajikon'yakusha

Meaning

  • nounfiance

Example

私の婚約者は来月来ます。watashi no kon yaku sha wa rai getsu ki ma su

My fiance is coming next month.

Illustration for 婚約者 (fiance)

More examples

私は両親に婚約者を紹介しました。watashi wa ryō shin ni kon yaku sha o shō kai shi ma shi ta

I introduced my fiance to my parents.

Core concept

Refers to the person with whom someone has made a formal commitment to marry.

Common phrases

  • 婚約者に会うkon yaku sha ni a u

    meet one's fiance

  • 婚約者を紹介するkon yaku sha o shō kai su ru

    introduce one's fiance

  • 婚約者と話すkon yaku sha to hana su

    talk with one's fiance

  • 婚約者の両親kon yaku sha no ryō shin

    fiance's parents

Similar words

フィアンセfianse: A loanword used as a formal term for a person engaged to marry.

Definition in Japanese

結婚することを約束した相手。kek kon su ru ko to o yaku soku shi ta ai te

Word origin

婚約者 (kon'yakusha) is a Sino-Japanese compound made from 婚 (kon, "marriage"), 約 (yaku, "promise"), and 者 (sha, "person"), meaning a person promised for marriage.

Usage tips

  • In English, fiancé traditionally refers to a man and fiancée to a woman, but Japanese 婚約者 (kon'yakusha) uses one form for either.

Other meanings

  • fianceenoun

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