はなよめ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
花嫁

Etymology

From 花 (hana, “flower”) +‎ 嫁 (yome, “bride”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はなよめ [hànáꜜyòmè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠jo̞me̞]

Noun

はなよめ • (hanayome)

bride
Synonyms: 新婦 (shinpu), 嫁 (yome)

Antonym: 花婿 (hanamuko)

Derived terms

花嫁(はなよめ)衣(い)裳(しょう), 花嫁(はなよめ)衣(い)装(しょう) (hanayome ishō)
花嫁介添人(はなよめかいぞえにん) (hanayome kaizoenin, “a bridesmaid”)
花嫁(はなよめ)菓子(がし) (hanayome gashi)
花嫁学校(はなよめがっこう) (hanayome gakkō, “finishing school”)
花嫁(はなよめ)御(ご)寮(りょう) (hanayome goryō)
花嫁(はなよめ)修業(しゅうぎょう) (hanayome shūgyō)
花嫁(はなよめ)姿(すがた) (hanayome sugata)
写真花嫁(しゃしんはなよめ) (shashin hanayome)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN