晩婚

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 晩婚. Reading: ばんこん. Core meaning: late marriage.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 授業で晩婚を題材にした架空の調査表を読んだ / 小説の主人公は晩婚を自分らしい選択として語る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Marriage at a relatively late age
  • 晩婚 means marriage at an age considered relatively late in a social or personal context. It does not automatically specify a legal age and contrasts with early marriage, 早婚.