リコン
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. divorce
Pitch accent
コン
Composed of
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
marriage
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
official divorce registration papers
divorce suit; divorce proceedings
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
Examples (33 in total)
I got divorced.
She wanted to get a divorce.
I never wanted to get a divorce.
Why did you get divorced?
My parents are divorced.
My parents got divorced.
I wonder if they'll get divorced.
I'm going to get divorced.
Are you seriously thinking about divorce?
We've decided not to get divorced.
She divorced her husband.
It takes time to heal from a divorce.
I told Mary I wanted a divorce.
I would rather divorce him.
I'm sorry to hear that you got a divorce.
The Catholic Church is opposed to divorce.
I thought you wanted a divorce.
I think it's better if we get divorced.
Last month I officially divorced my wife.
The next issue will feature articles on divorce.
"Now and then I think of divorcing him." "You must be kidding!"
He persuaded his wife not to divorce him.
She won't agree to a divorce.
Marriage is the main cause of all divorces.
He concealed the fact that he had divorced his wife.
Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.
"I hear Tom and Mary are getting a divorce." "That's the rumor."
Divorce tends to be associated with a negative image.
She had good reason to file for a divorce.
It was obvious to everyone that the marriage would sooner or later end in divorce.
Because her parents got divorced, the girl had little contact with her father.
Two whole pages of the newspaper were devoted to the news of the royal divorce.
Because my parents are divorced, I only spend time with my dad every other weekend.