離婚

りこん · rikon · JLPT N3 · noun

divorce

💍 離婚 = separate + marriage: leaving a marriage

離 (ri) means to separate or leave, as in 距離 kyori, distance. 婚 (kon) means marriage, as in 結婚 kekkon, getting married. Kekkon ties the knot and rikon leaves it.

More Japanese words · How Japanese works