noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. divorce.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
離婚 りこん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

detach, separation, disjoin
はな.れる リ (7th, N1)
rare beast, strange, elegant
チ リ
cruel, unfortunate, sad
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
rump, footprint radical (no. 114)
ジュウ ニュ あしあと
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
marriage
コン (7th, N3)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
dark, evening, dusk
コン くら.い くれ (Kentei Pre-1)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)