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嫁ぎ先

とつぎさき

N1husband's family · married home

Examples

彼女は嫁ぎ先の家族とも、将来についてよく話し合った。

祖母は遠い嫁ぎ先での暮らしを、故郷の妹へ手紙で伝えた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: The compound 嫁ぎ先 (とつぎさき) combines marrying into a family with destination and denotes the husband's family or married home.
  • Basic usage: It modifies relatives in 嫁ぎ先の家族 and sets the place of married life in 嫁ぎ先での暮らし.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • The family or home married into
    • It is not merely a moving destination; it is viewed as the family or household entered through marriage.

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