Japanese symbol for “matrimony”
婚姻
こんいん
Romaji: kon'in
marriage; matrimony
In Japanese, matrimony is 婚姻, read こんいん (kon'in).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs marriage; matrimony (law)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 結婚 | けっこん kekkon | marriage |
| 離婚 | りこん rikon | divorce |
| 婚約 | こんやく kon'yaku | engagement; betrothal |
| 結婚式 | けっこんしき kekkonshiki | marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials |
| 新婚 | しんこん shinkon | newly-wed; newly married |
| 未婚 | みこん mikon | unmarried; not yet married |
| 姻戚 | いんせき inseki | in-law; relative by marriage |
| 姻族 | いんぞく inzoku | in-law; relative by marriage; relation by affinity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “matrimony”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.