Vocabulary

What does 婚約 (こんやく, kon'yaku) mean?

婚約 (こんやく, kon'yaku) means engagement.

Quick facts
Readingこんやく
Romajikon'yaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
こんやく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkon'yaku

engagement

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive engagement; betrothal

Example sentences

  • The two of them got engaged last month.

  • I received an engagement ring.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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