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前婚 (zenkon) Japanese meaning: previous marriage | Kotomora

前ぜん婚こん

Meanings

1

previous marriage

Refers to a person's former marriage, often used in contexts like divorce or remarriage.

彼かの女じょは前ぜん婚こんで子こ供どもが一人ひとりいる。
She has one child from her previous marriage.

Kanji

前in front, before
婚marriage

Related words

再さい婚こん
再婚 means 'remarriage' (the act of marrying again), while 前婚 refers to the previous marriage itself.
離り婚こん
離婚 means 'divorce', the legal dissolution of a marriage, whereas 前婚 is the marriage that existed before.

Etymology

Compound of 前 (zen, 'previous') and 婚 (kon, 'marriage').