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What does 婚活 mean?
What does 婚活 mean?
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i think it means "marriage hunting" (?) like activities that leading to marriage
- Japanese
@liachan01 Thanks a lot again.(=^･ｪ･^=)
Is the phrase "marriage hunting" commonly used in English speaking countries?
Is the phrase "marriage hunting" commonly used in English speaking countries?
- English (US)
We don't really have a counterpart for this word in English. It means basically doing your best to get married as soon as possible. Like signing up for dating apps, going on dates, trying to meet a lot of people, etc, because you want to get married quickly.
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- Japanese
@yuen02 Thanks a lot as always.
In Japan, the phrase "○活" is often used, like "就活," "ソー活," "終活," "留活" etc.
"就活" is abbreviation of 就職活動(job hunting)
"ソー活" is short for ソーシャルメディアを利用した就職活動(job hunting by using social media)
"終活" is short for 人生の終わりのための活動(end of life planning)
"留活" is short for 留学のための活動(study-abroad planning)
This kind of abbreviation is prominent in Japanese. There are some even native speakers couldn't recognize, haha.
In Japan, the phrase "○活" is often used, like "就活," "ソー活," "終活," "留活" etc.
"就活" is abbreviation of 就職活動(job hunting)
"ソー活" is short for ソーシャルメディアを利用した就職活動(job hunting by using social media)
"終活" is short for 人生の終わりのための活動(end of life planning)
"留活" is short for 留学のための活動(study-abroad planning)
This kind of abbreviation is prominent in Japanese. There are some even native speakers couldn't recognize, haha.
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