Marriage by a husband - Mukoirikon

Japanese: 婿入婚 - むこいりこん

A marriage in which the couple lives in the bride's family. Also known as shoseikon. The opposite of 'yokeniri' marriage. Often seen in matrilineal societies. In Japan, under a patrilineal system, this was the predominant form of marriage until the Heian period. Adoption also belongs to this category. It was common until recent times in places where women's labor was valued, such as ama (woman diver) villages, and in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, but in general, most couples would move to the groom's family after a certain number of years. → Tsumadoi marriage → Related topics Ashiiri marriage | First groom's entry

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Japanese:

夫婦の生活が嫁方でなされる婚姻。招婿婚(しょうせいこん)とも。嫁入婚の対。母系制社会に多くみられる。日本では父系制下ではあったが，平安時代まで婚姻の支配的形式であった。養子縁組もこれに属する。海女(あま)集落など，女性の労働力が重視される所や，岐阜県白川郷などでは近年まで普通に行われたが，一般に一定年限を経て婿方に移るものが多かった。→妻訪(つまどい)婚
→関連項目足入婚｜初婿入り

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