縁組

えんぐみ

Also written 縁組み

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.)
2. Noun adoption See also: 養子縁組 (ようしえんぐみ).

Kanji

• 縁 bond. Read as エン.
• 組 assemble. Read as くみ.

Example sentences

• 縁組は天でなされる。
  Marriage is made in heaven.

Words containing 縁組

• 養子縁組 (ようしえんぐみ) adoption (of a person)
• 特別養子縁組 (とくべつようしえんぐみ) special adoption
• 普通養子縁組 (ふつうようしえんぐみ) regular adoption (official adoption with the consent of both parties and without dissolving the relationship with the biological parents)

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