養子縁組

Japanese

Kanji in this term
養	子	縁	組
よう Grade: 4	し Grade: 1	えん Grade: S	くみ > ぐみ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
養子緣組 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 養子 (“adopted child”) +‎ 縁組 (“betrothal, adoption”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーしえんぐみ [yòóshí éńgúmí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) よーしえ​んぐみ [yòóshí éꜜǹgùmì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɕi ẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

養(よう)子(し)縁(えん)組(ぐみ) • (yōshi engumi) 

1. adoption (act of adopting, or state of being adopted)