How to say marriage in Japanese

Example Sentences

結婚kekkon がga 聞いてあきれるkiiteakireru！: You call that a marriage?
新婚shinkon なna のにnoni 子供kodomo？そうsou・・・息子musuko はha 父親chichioya のno 連れ子tsureko。彼kare はhaバツイチBATSUICHIというわけだtoiuwakeda。: Newly weds but with a child? Yes, that's right - the son is from the father's former marriage. He's been divorced once.
通い妻kayoitsuma とはtoha 名前namae のno 通りtoori、妻tsuma がga 夫otto のno 元moto にni 通うkayou 結婚kekkon 形態keitai のno 事koto であるdearu。: A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.
多くooku のno 女性josei がga よりyori 高いtakai 教養kyouyou とto キャリアKYARIA をwo 追求tsuikyuu しshi、それ故にsoreyueni 結婚kekkon とto 出産shussan をwo 先延ばしにしているsakinobashinishiteiru。: Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.
彼女kanojo のno 条件jouken がga 結婚相手kekkon'aite をwo 選ぶerabu 際sai のno 優先事項yuusenjikou だda。: Her conditions for choosing a marriage partner took priority.

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