結納

See also: 结纳

Chinese
 
knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
 to accept; to pay (tax etc.)
trad. (結納) 結 納
simp. (结纳) 结 纳

Pronunciation

Verb

結納

  1. (literary) to make friends; to establish a relationship

Japanese
Kanji in this term
結 納
ゆい
Grade: 4		 のう
Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Etymology

From a misreading of 言 (いひ)納 (いれ) (iiire) as 結 (ゆひ)納 (いれ) (yuiire). Repurposed as yutōyomi.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

結納 (hiragana ゆいのう, rōmaji yuinō, historical hiragana ゆひなふ)

  1. presents exchanged at the time of betrothal

References
  1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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