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[えん()·ぐみ()]
engumi
noun, suru verb

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engumi

English Meaning(s) for 縁組

noun, suru verb
  1. betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; matrimonial alliance
  2. adoption

Definition and Synonyms for 縁組

Union the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
Synonyms: マリッジ, 妻帯, 婚儀, 婚姻, 嫁入り, 嫁入る, 成婚, 既婚, 結婚, 縁付き, 縁付き, 縁付く, 縁定め, 縁組, 縁結び
Confederation the state of being allied or confederated
Synonyms: 合体, 同盟, 縁組, 連合, 連盟, 連立
Confederation the act of forming an alliance or confederation
Synonyms: 合体, 同盟, 縁組, 連合, 連盟, 連立
Adoption a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood
Synonyms: 縁組, 養子縁組
Wedding the act of marrying
Synonyms: マリッジ, ハイラート, ブライダル, ウエディング, ウエッディング, 婚儀, 婚姻, 婚礼, 嫁入り, 嫁入る, 成婚, 祝言, 祝い言, 結婚, 結婚式, 縁付き, 縁付き, 縁付く, 縁定め, 縁組, 縁結び, 華燭, 華燭の典, 輿入れ
Wedding a party of people at a wedding
Synonyms: 成婚, 結婚, 結婚式, 縁組
Adoption the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
Synonyms: 縁組, 養子縁組
Wedding the nuptial ceremony
Synonyms: マリッジ, ハイラート, ブライダル, ウエディング, ウエッディング, 婚儀, 婚姻, 婚礼, 嫁入り, 嫁入る, 成婚, 祝言, 祝い言, 結婚, 結婚式, 縁付き, 縁付き, 縁付く, 縁定め, 縁組, 縁結び, 華燭, 華燭の典, 輿入れ

Meanings for each kanji in 縁組

» affinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink
» association; braid; plait; construct; assemble; unite; cooperate; grapple

Categories 縁組 is a member of

Ritual any customary observance or practice
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Group Action action taken by a group of people
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Fusion the state of being combined into one body
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Legal Proceeding the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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Party a group of people gathered together for pleasure
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Marital Status the condition of being married or unmarried
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 縁組

Sample Sentences for 縁組

Marriage is made in heaven.

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