再婚

• 読み: さいこん
• ローマ字: saikon
• 漢字の分解: 再 (sai/futa) — again, re-, twice; 婚 (kon) — marriage, matrimony
• 発音: /sa.i.koɴ/

意味

Remarriage; second marriage. Marrying again after a previous marriage has ended.

A noun and suru-verb meaning to marry again after divorce or the death of a spouse. In Japanese law, there was historically a 再婚禁止期間 (saikon kinshi kikan, remarriage prohibition period) of six months for women, which was reduced to 100 days in 2016. Common expressions include 再婚相手 (saikon aite, new spouse) and バツイチで再婚 (batsuichi de saikon, remarrying after one divorce).

例文

1. 離婚してから五年後に再婚した。
2. 再婚相手は子ども連れだった。
3. 最近は再婚する人が増えている。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, relationships, legal

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 再 (sai, again/re-) + 婚 (kon, marriage). Literally 'marriage again' — entering into a new marriage after the end of a previous one.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal