🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
むしめむこ【娘婿】 : mushime muko | define meaning
mushime muko
Definition
Noun
- A man who upon marriage takes his wife's surname and is therefore considered an adopted son-in-law in relation to that family.
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese term むすめむこ【娘婿】 musume muko "adopted son-in-law" (literally "daughter husband" or "daughter son-in-law").
Notes
Traditionally, women take on the name of their husbands in Japan.
意味：むすめむこ【娘婿】、むこようし【婿養子】