Japanese symbol for “divorce”
離婚
りこん
Romaji: rikon
divorce
In Japanese, divorce is 離婚, read りこん (rikon).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs divorce
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “divorce”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暇 | ひま hima | dismissal; firing; severance |
| 離縁 | りえん rien | divorce |
| 縁切り | えんきり enkiri | separation; divorce; severing of connections |
| 離別 | りべつ ribetsu | separation; divorce |
| 別れる | わかれる wakareru | to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 距離 | きょり kyori | distance; range; interval |
| 分離 | ぶんり bunri | separation; partition; detachment |
| 離れる | はなれる hanareru | to be separated; to be apart; to be distant |
| 離脱 | りだつ ridatsu | withdrawal; secession; separation |
| 離陸 | りりく ririku | takeoff |
| 結婚 | けっこん kekkon | marriage |
| 婚約 | こんやく kon'yaku | engagement; betrothal |
| 結婚式 | けっこんしき kekkonshiki | marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials |
See also: Chinese symbol for “divorce”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.