JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 婚: "marriage"
The kanji 婚 means "marriage". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read コン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | marriage |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 767 of 2,501 |
Common words with 婚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 結婚marriage
- 婚約engagement; betrothal
- 結婚式marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
- 離婚divorce
- 婚約者fiance; fiancee
- 婚姻marriage; matrimony
- 再婚second marriage; remarriage
- 求婚marriage proposal; courtship
- 結婚相手marriage partner; spouse · wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse; fiancée
- 新婚newly-wed; newly married
- 婚約破棄breaking off an engagement
- 政略結婚marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
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