求婚

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 求婚 is read as きゅうこん and means a marriage proposal.
• Basic usage: It refers to proposing marriage or to a marriage proposal that someone accepts or rejects.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Proposing to a long-term partner
  • 求婚: He proposed to the person he had dated for many years. Example: 彼は長く交際した相手に求婚した。
• Rejecting a prince's proposal
  • 求婚: In the story, the woman politely rejects the prince's marriage proposal. Example: 物語では王子からの求婚を娘が丁寧に断る。