離婚 (りこん, rikon) Japanese meaning: divorce | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000離婚する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 離婚する | 離婚しない |
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| Polite | 離婚します | 離婚しません |
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| Past polite | 離婚しました | 離婚しませんでした |
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| Past | 離婚した | 離婚しなかった |
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| Te-form | 離婚して | 離婚しないで |
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| Desire | 離婚したい | 離婚したくない |
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| Potential | 離婚できる | 離婚できない |
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| Passive | 離婚される | 離婚されない |
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| Causative | 離婚させる | 離婚させない |
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| Causative passive | 離婚させられる | 離婚させられない |
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| Volitional | 離婚しよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 離婚しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 離婚しろ | 離婚するな |
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| Conditional | 離婚すれば | 離婚しなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 離婚したら | 離婚しなかったら |
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They got divorced last year.
The cause of the divorce was incompatibility.
Usage patterns
〈人〉と離婚するto divorce someone
She divorced the husband she had been married to for five years.
離婚を決めるto decide to get divorced
After much discussion, the two of them decided to divorce.
離婚を切り出すto bring up the topic of divorce
My husband suddenly brought up the subject of divorce.
離婚届を出すto file divorce papers
The couple submitted their divorce papers at the city office.
divorce by decree; judicial divorce
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divorce by mutual consent
divorce by settlement; divorce by mutual agreement
retirement divorce
divorce by Family Court arbitration
Narita divorce; newlywed divorce after honeymoon