JLPT N4Kanji compounds
離婚
Readingりこんrikon
- Meaning
- 夫婦が婚姻関係をやめて別れること
- Explanation
- 「離婚(りこん)」 means a married couple ending their marriage and separating. It is used like 「両親が離婚した」. It is the opposite of 「結婚」, which means becoming a married couple.
- Examples
- 両親が離婚した
Original Japanese explanation
「離婚(りこん)」は、夫婦が婚姻関係をやめて別れることです。「両親が離婚した」のように使います。夫婦になる「結婚」とは反対の意味です。
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