既婚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
既	婚
き Grade: S	こん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

既 (ki, “already”) +‎ 婚 (kon, “marriage”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きこん [kìkóń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kʲi̥kõ̞ɴ]

Noun

既(き)婚(こん) • (kikon)

being already married
既(き)婚(こん)の男(おとこ)の人(ひと) ― kikon no otoko no hito ― a married man

Antonyms

未(み)婚(こん) (mikon, “not yet married”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN