お見み合あい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

formal marriage interview; arranged meeting with a prospective spouse

A formal meeting arranged by a matchmaker or family for the purpose of considering marriage. The honorific prefix お makes it polite; the base noun 見合い can also be used in less formal contexts.

See also: 見合い

• 友ゆう人じんの紹しょう介かいでお見み合あいをすることになった。

  I ended up having a formal marriage interview through a friend's introduction.

• お見み合あいの席せきでは、お互たがいの趣しゅ味みについて話はなした。

  At the marriage interview, we talked about each other's hobbies.