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見合い結婚 (みあいけっこん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

見み合あい結けっ婚こん

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Meanings

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noun

arranged marriage

A marriage where the couple meets through a formal introduction, often by a matchmaker or family, as opposed to a love marriage (恋愛結婚).

彼かれらは見み合あい結けっ婚こんで結むすばれた。
They were united through an arranged marriage.
見み合あい結けっ婚こんと恋れん愛あい結けっ婚こん、どちらが

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Which do you think leads to a happier marriage, an arranged marriage or a love marriage?

Written forms

見み合あい結けっ婚こん
Standard kanji spelling.
見み合あい結けっ婚こん
Variant spelling without the okurigana い; less common but seen.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
合fit, suit, join
結tie, bind, contract
婚marriage

Similar words

恋れん愛あい結けっ婚こん
恋愛結婚 is a love marriage, where the couple marries after falling in love on their own, in contrast to 見合い結婚, which is arranged through introductions.
お見み合あい
お見合い refers to the formal matchmaking meeting itself, while 見合い結婚 is the resulting marriage.

Etymology

Compound of 見合い (miai, 'formal marriage interview') + 結婚 (kekkon, 'marriage').