婚約者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
婚	約	者
こん Grade: S	やく Grade: 4	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
婚約者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 婚約 (kon'yaku, “marital engagement”) +‎ 者 (-sha, “-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こんや​くしゃ [kòń'yáꜜkùshà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) こんやく​しゃ [kòń'yákúꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞ɰ̃ja̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

婚(こん)約(やく)者(しゃ) • (kon'yakusha) 

1. a fiancé or fiancée

   Synonyms: フィアンセ (fianse), 許婚 (iinazuke)