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結婚

けっこん

marriage

Mnemonic

A thread pulled into a lucky knot, and a woman at dusk, which is when it was done. The knot is the whole idea, and every language has it. Check こん on けっ the date: けっこん.

Worth knowing

結婚する is to get married. Same 結 as 結果 けっか and 結構 けっこう.

Built from

tie, bind
糸 thread + 吉 good fortune
marriage
女 a woman on the left. The right half is dusk, which is when the ceremony used to happen.

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