内縁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
内	縁
ない Grade: 2	えん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
內緣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ないえん [nàíéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [na̠iẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

内(ない)縁(えん) • (naien)

(relationship) common-law, de facto (cohabiting relationship analogous to marriage but without legal recognition)
inside edge
intimate relationship

Related terms

内妻(ないさい) (naisai)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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