Translation guide
The concept of marrying again after a previous marriage has ended, typically through divorce or the death of a spouse. In Japanese, the most common and neutral term is 再婚 (saikon). There are also more specific or nuanced expressions depending on context, such as legal terminology or phrases for remarrying the same person.
To express the act or state of marrying again after a previous marriage has ended.
The standard, neutral noun and suru-verb for remarriage. Can be used in most contexts, both formal and informal.
He remarried soon after his divorce.
I'm thinking about remarrying.
The verb form of 再婚. Used when specifically talking about the action of remarrying.
I plan to remarry next year.
To specify that the remarriage occurs after a divorce, often with a legal or procedural nuance.
Literally 'remarriage after divorce'. Used when the context requires clarifying that the previous marriage ended in divorce.
There is a required waiting period for remarriage after divorce.
Colloquial term combining バツイチ (divorced once) and 再婚. Used in casual conversation or media to refer to remarriage after one divorce.
To express remarriage following the death of a spouse, often with a sensitive or formal tone.
Literally 'remarriage after bereavement'. Used in formal or sensitive contexts when the previous marriage ended due to death.
Remarriage after bereavement requires understanding from those around you.
To express the specific situation of marrying the same person again after divorce.
A compound meaning 'remarriage after reconciliation'. Used when a divorced couple remarries each other. Not an everyday term but understood.
They remarried each other and built a stronger relationship.
A straightforward phrase meaning 'to remarry the same person'. Clear and easily understood.
To refer to remarriage in a legal or administrative context, such as family registration.
While 再結婚 (saikekkon) is technically a word, it is rarely used. The standard term is 再婚 (saikon). Using 再結婚 may sound unnatural or overly literal.
再婚 is a neutral term and can be used in both casual and formal settings. When talking about your own remarriage, you can simply say 再婚します (I will remarry). To ask about someone else's, 再婚されたんですか (Did you remarry?) is polite.
She remarried after one divorce and is happy now.
We divorced, but decided to remarry each other.
The legal waiting period before a woman can remarry after divorce (historically 6 months, now reduced under certain conditions). A specific legal term.
The remarriage prohibition period used to be 6 months.