内縁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
内 縁
ない
Grade: 2 		えん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
內緣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ないえん [nàíéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠iẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

内(ない)縁(えん) • (naien) 

  1. (relationship) common-law, de facto (cohabiting relationship analogous to marriage but without legal recognition)
  2. inside edge
  3. intimate relationship

References

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