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.
彼は離婚後、すぐに再婚した。
He remarried soon after his divorce.
再婚を考えています。
I'm thinking about remarrying.
The verb form of 再婚. Used when specifically talking about the action of remarrying.
来年、再婚する予定です。
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.
離婚後の再婚には、一定の期間が必要です。
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.
彼女はバツイチ再婚で、今は幸せだ。
She remarried after one divorce and is happy now.
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.
死別後の再婚は、周囲の理解が必要です。
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.
彼らは復縁再婚して、より強い関係を築いた。
They remarried each other and built a stronger relationship.
A straightforward phrase meaning 'to remarry the same person'. Clear and easily understood.
離婚したけど、同じ相手と再婚することにした。
We divorced, but decided to remarry each other.
To refer to remarriage in a legal or administrative context, such as family registration.
The official notification form for remarriage submitted to a municipal office. Used in bureaucratic contexts.
再婚届を提出するには、戸籍謄本が必要です。
To submit a remarriage notification, you need a certified copy of your family register.
The legal waiting period before a woman can remarry after divorce (historically 6 months, now reduced under certain conditions). A specific legal term.
再婚禁止期間は、以前は6ヶ月でした。
The remarriage prohibition period used to be 6 months.
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.