婚約

こんやく

engagement, betrothal

What does 婚約 mean?

婚約 is a Japanese noun meaning engagement, betrothal in English. It is written as 婚約 in kanji, こんやく in hiragana, and kon'yaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

とうとう私の姉は婚約した。

Finally, my sister got engaged.