結婚 (kekkon) means “marriage” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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友人の結婚を家族と一緒に祝いました。yū jin no kek kon o ka zoku to is sho ni iwa i ma shi ta

I celebrated my friend's marriage with my family.

Marriage is the recognized relationship that makes two people spouses.

婚姻konin: A formal term for the legal relationship between spouses.

二人が夫婦になること。また、そのための社会的または法的な結びつき。futa ri ga fū fu ni na ru ko to ma ta so no ta me no sha kai teki ma ta wa hō teki na musu bi tsu ki

結婚 (kekkon) consists of 結 (ketsu, "tie") and 婚 (kon, "marriage"), so the compound connects tying with the marital relationship.

In Japanese, 結婚 (kekkon) usually combines with する (suru) to form the verb "to marry," while English marriage is normally a noun.