離婚|りこんrikon[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdivorce
    私は離婚りこんに同意どういするつもりだ。↗
    I will consent to the divorce.
Conjugation
Dictionary form離婚する(りこんする)
Polite (masu)離婚します(りこんします)
Negative (nai)離婚しない(りこんしない)
polite (masen)離婚しません(りこんしません)
classical zu / nu離婚せず・離婚せぬ(りこんせず・りこんせぬ)
Past (ta)離婚した(りこんした)
polite (mashita)離婚しました(りこんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)離婚しなかった(りこんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)離婚しませんでした(りこんしませんでした)
Te form離婚して(りこんして)
Potential離婚できる(りこんできる)
Passive離婚される(りこんされる)
Causative離婚させる(りこんさせる)
Causative passive離婚させられる(りこんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)離婚すれば(りこんすれば)
tara離婚したら(りこんしたら)
Volitional離婚しよう(りこんしよう)
polite (mashou)離婚しましょう(りこんしましょう)
Imperative離婚しろ(りこんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym離縁りえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers severing marital or adoptive ties — 「養子を離縁する」 — so its range is broader than 「離婚」, which is only about marriage.
  • Synonym離別りべつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Parting from someone, and by extension divorce, as in 「愛する人と離別する」.
  • Synonym夫婦別れふうふわかれNeutralColloquial. A husband and wife splitting up; blunter and more direct than 「離婚」.
  • Related破婚はこんWrittenWritten/formal prose. The breakup of a marriage or an engagement; rarely used.
  • Related不縁ふえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A marriage match that fails to come off, or divorce; rarely used.
  • Antonym結婚けっこんNeutralNeutral. Marriage; the direct opposite of 「離婚」.

To end a marriage, use 「離婚」. Use 「離縁」 for dissolving an adoption and 「離別」 for parting in general; 「結婚」 is the opposite. 「破婚」 and 「不縁」 are rare written words, and 「夫婦別れ」 is a colloquial alternative.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 夫婦ふうふいずれかの死亡しぼう以外いがいの原因げんいんで婚姻関係こんいんかんけいを解消かいしょうすること、婚姻関係こんいんかんけいが解消かいしょうされること。
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