許嫁

許嫁

1. (literary) to consent to marry a man

*/ipinaduke/ → /ifinad͡zuke/ → /iːnazuke/

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of classical verb 言い名付く (iinazuku), modern 言い名付ける (iinazukeru, “to betroth someone, to engage someone to be married, to take someone as a fiancé / fiancée”, literally “to name someone out loud”).^[1][2][3][4]

The kanji compound is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 許嫁／许嫁 (xǔjià).

• (Tokyo) いいなずけ (Heiban – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

許嫁(いいなずけ) or 許嫁(いいなづけ) • (iinazuke) ^{←いひなづけ (ifinaduke)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 許婚: (historical) an arranged engagement, wherein both sets of parents promise that their children shall wed; generally arranged while the children are still young
2. Alternative spelling of 許婚: (rare) a fiancée (female) or fiancé (male)

• (fiancé / fiancée): 婚(こん)約(やく)者(しゃ) (kon'yakusha), フィアンセ (fianse) (much more common)

許嫁(いいなずけ)する or 許嫁(いいなづけ)する • (iinazuke suru) ^{←いひばづけ (ifibaduke)?}suru (stem 許嫁(いいなずけ)し (iinazuke shi), past 許嫁(いいなずけ)した (iinazuke shita))

1. (historical) to arrange an engagement, whereby both sets of parents promise that their children shall wed; generally arranged while the children are still young

Irregular shift from iinazuke above,^[2] apparently influenced by the alternative yui reading for root verb stem 言う (ii, standard reading), and possibly also influenced by 結い (yui, “knot; binding together”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 結う (yuu, “to tie a knot; to bind together”)).

• (Tokyo) ゆいなずけ (Heiban – )^[2]
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This reading appears to be rare. The senses are all the same as for iinazuke above.

From Middle Chinese 許嫁 (MC xjoX kaeH, “permitted; betrothed + marriage”).

• (Tokyo) きょか (Atamadaka – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

許(きょ)嫁(か) • (kyoka) 

1. permission from both sets of parents to marry
2. (rare) someone so permitted: a fiancée (female) or fiancé (male)

• (fiancé / fiancée): 婚(こん)約(やく)者(しゃ) (kon'yakusha), フィアンセ (fianse) (much more common)

許(きょ)嫁(か)する • (kyoka suru) suru (stem 許(きょ)嫁(か)し (kyoka shi), past 許(きょ)嫁(か)した (kyoka shita))

1. to permit one's child to marry