婚活

Japanese

Kanji in this term
婚	活
こん Grade: S	かつ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Short for 結婚(けっこん)活動(かつどう) (kekkon katsudō, “marriage + activity”). Coined by Japanese sociologist Masahiro Yamada in 2007.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こんかつ [kòńkátsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞ŋka̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

婚(こん)活(かつ) • (konkatsu) ^{←こんくわつ (konkwatu)?}

1. (neologism) marriage-hunting (in a way similar to job hunting); matchmaking activity