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定年離婚 (ていねんりこん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

定てい年ねん離り婚こん

て

い

ね

ん

り

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Meanings

1

noun

retirement divorce

colloquial

Colloquial term for a divorce initiated after the husband's retirement, often by the wife, after many years of marriage.

定てい年ねん離り婚こんが増ふえていると聞きいた。
I heard that retirement divorces are increasing.
彼かの女じょは夫おっとの

退たい

職しょく

を

機き

に

定てい

年ねん

離り

婚こん

を

考かんが

え

て

いる

。

She is considering a retirement divorce when her husband retires.

Kanji

定determine, fix, establish
年year, counter for years
離detach, separation, disjoin
婚marriage

Similar words

熟じゅく年ねん離り婚こん
熟年離婚 refers to divorce among middle-aged or older couples in general, while 定年離婚 specifically refers to divorce triggered by the husband's retirement.

Etymology

Compound of 定年 (ていねん, 'retirement age') and 離婚 (りこん, 'divorce'). The term reflects a social phenomenon in Japan where wives file for divorce after their husbands retire.