結納

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See also: 结纳

Chinese

knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit)
knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
 
to accept; to pay (taxes, etc.)
trad. (結納)
simp. (结纳)

Pronunciation


Verb

結納

  1. (literary) to make friends; to establish a relationship

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆい
Grade: 4
のう
Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Etymology

From a misreading of (いひ)(いれ) (iiire) as (ゆひ)(いれ) (yuiire). Repurposed as yutōyomi.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆい)(のう) (yuinōゆひなふ (yufinafu)?

  1. presents exchanged at the time of betrothal

References

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN