How to say engagement in Japanese

婚約^★【こんやくkon'yaku】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
engagement; betrothal

Example Sentences

私watashi はha 婚約kon'yaku をwo 解消kaishou しましたshimashita。: I have broken off our engagement.
「結婚したkekkonshita んn じゃなかったjanakatta のno かka よyo？」「あぁaa、別れwakare ちゃったchatta。婚約破棄kon'yakuhaki」: "Didn't you get married!?" "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."
明日ashita はha 約束yakusoku がga ありますarimasu かka。: Do you have any engagement tomorrow?
別のbetsuno 約束yakusoku がga あるaru のでnode。: I have another engagement.
彼女kanojo はha 弁護士bengoshi のno 友人yuujin とto のno 婚約kon'yaku をwo 発表happyou をwo したshita。: She announced her engagement to her lawyer friend.

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