"婚活" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [kõ̞ŋka̠t͡sɨᵝ] Forms: 婚活 [canonical] (ruby: (こん), (かつ)), konkatsu [romanization], konkwatu [romanization], こんくわつ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Short for 結婚(けっこん)活動(かつどう) (kekkon katsudō, “marriage + activity”). Coined by Japanese sociologist Masahiro Yamada in 2007. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|結婚 活動|けっこん かつどう|marriage + activity}} 結婚(けっこん)活動(かつどう) (kekkon katsudō, “marriage + activity”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|こんかつ|hhira=こんくわつ}} 婚(こん)活(かつ) • (konkatsu) ^(←こんくわつ (konkwatu)?)
  1. (neologism) marriage-hunting (in a way similar to job hunting); matchmaking activity Wikipedia link: Masahiro Yamada Tags: neologism

Download JSON data for 婚活 meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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