noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
forming a family tie; establishing a kinship relationship
General term for creating a legal or social family bond, such as through marriage or adoption. Often used in formal or legal contexts.
彼女は縁組によって新しい家族の一員となった。
She became a member of a new family through the family tie.
縁組の手
The procedure for forming a family relationship is done at the government office.
noun
Specifically refers to legal adoption, often used in the compound 養子縁組 (adoption of a child).
See also: 養子縁組
養子縁組を結ぶには家庭裁判所の許可が必要だ。
To establish an adoption, permission from the family court is necessary.