未婚(みこん)

みこん
noun, no-adjective
unmarried; single
formalfamily
1. unmarried; single
The state of never having been married. Used on official forms and in formal contexts to indicate marital status.
彼(かれ)はまだ未婚(みこん)だ。
He is still unmarried.
未婚(みこん)の母(はは)として子(こ)どもを育(そだ)てている。
She is raising a child as an unmarried mother.
最近(さいきん)は生涯(しょうがい)未婚(みこん)のまま過(す)ごす人(ひと)が増(ふ)えている。
Recently, more and more people are spending their entire lives unmarried.

A formal term used on official documents and in statistics. Distinct from 独身(どくしん), which simply means single and can include divorced or widowed people.

Common collocations

Usage

未婚(みこん) specifically means "never married" and contrasts with 既婚(きこん) (married). For someone who was previously married, 離婚(りこん) (divorced) or 死別(しべつ) (bereaved) would be used instead. On forms, the choices are typically 未婚(みこん) / 既婚(きこん).

Related Words

Antonym: 既婚(きこん) (married)
Compare: 独身(どくしん) (single (may include divorced))
Compare: 独身者(どくしんしゃ) (single person)
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