Deki-kon

でき婚

 Meaning

This is an abbreviation of the phrase「（子どもが）できちゃった（から）結婚（する・した）」「(Kodomo ga) dekichatta (kara) kekkon (suru/shita)」、which means to have or conceive a child before being married, and then have a quick wedding to save face.

The origin of the word でき婚（Deki kon) comes from the phrase「（子どもが）できてしまった」「(Kodomo ga) dekite shimatta」which means to ‘get pregnant’ or ‘give birth’, however because it has a more negative nuance to it, it is closer in meaning to the phrase ‘get knocked up’. It is used casually with friends, family, or those close to you.

For some reason, in the late 90’s Japan, the number of shotgun weddings among couples shot up (no pun intended).

Japanese Example:

（男性の友達同士の会話）
A：実は、再来月に結婚することになったんだ。
B：え？それはおめでとう。ずいぶん急だな。もしかして、でき婚？
A：うん、そう…。

A:　Jitsu wa saraigetsu ni kekkon surukoto ni nattannda.
B:　E?  Sore wa omedetou.  Zuibun kyu dana.  Moshikashite, “dekikon”?
A:  Un, so…

English Translation

(two male friends are talking amongst each other)
A：I’ve got some news, actually the month after next I’ll be getting married.
B：Wow, that’s great news! Congratulations! That was pretty quick. Wait. Don’t tell me it’s a shotgun wedding?
A：Actually…yeah.

◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆

We are supporting foreigners by starting a brand new Japanese conversation class specialized for those living and working in Japan!

The Iidabashi Japanese Language School motto is “Be Unique, Have fun Globally!” We teach classes focused on conversation skills to foreigners living in Japan, and have started a Japanese conversation class called “Japanese Plus” based on a new concept, and launched a fresh website in August 2012 to coincide with the twelfth anniversary of our school’s founding.

Click the link for more information –> www.funjapanese.net