養子縁組

Japanese
Kanji in this term
養 子 縁 組
よう
Grade: 4		 し
Grade: 1		 えん
Grade: S		 くみ > ぐみ
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
養子緣組 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 養子 (“adopted child”) +‎ 縁組 (“betrothal, adoption”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) よーしえんぐみ [yòóshí éńgúmí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) よーしえ​んぐみ [yòóshí éꜜǹgùmì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ːɕi ẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

養(よう)子(し)縁(えん)組(ぐみ) • (yōshi engumi) 

  1. adoption (act of adopting, or state of being adopted)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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