婚活

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: S
かつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こん)(かつ) (konkatsuこんくわつ (konkwatu)?

  1. (neologism) marriage-hunting (in a way similar to job hunting); matchmaking activity

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN