じゅ

noun

Colloquialism.
  1. divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゅ
熟年離婚 じゅくねんりこん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mellow, ripen, mature
ジュク う.れる (6th, N1)
which, how, who
ジュク いずれ たれ (Kentei 1)
enjoy, receive, undergo
キョウ コウ う.ける (9th, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
round, full (month), perfection
まる ガン ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
year, counter for years
とし ネン ね (1st, N5)
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)