新婦

• 読み: しんぷ
• ローマ字: shinpu
• 漢字の分解: 新 (shin) — new; 婦 (pu/fu) — woman, wife
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.pɯ/

意味

Bride; the woman getting married. A formal term used primarily in wedding ceremonies.

A formal noun used mainly in wedding contexts, often paired with 新郎 (shinrou, bridegroom) as 新郎新婦 (the bride and groom). While 花嫁 (hanayome) is the more common everyday word for bride, 新婦 carries a formal, ceremonial tone and is standard in wedding speeches and announcements.

例文

1. 新郎新婦の入場です。
2. 新婦が純白のドレスを着て現れた。
3. 新婦のお父様からの手紙に会場が感動した。

使い方ガイド

場面: weddings, ceremonies, formal announcements

トーン: celebratory

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 新婦. 新 (shin) means new, and 婦 (pu/fu) means woman or wife. Literally a new wife, referring to the woman entering marriage.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal