離婚 — meaning in English

English meaning

• alimony noun Financial support that one former spouse is legally required to pay the other after a divorce or separation.
• divorce noun The legal ending of a marriage.

Senses

離婚 is used for these senses in English:

• alimony (legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

divorce — full definition

1. noun The legal ending of a marriage.
2. verb To legally end one's marriage.
3. verb To separate two things that were previously connected.

Related Japanese words