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お見合い (おみあい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お見み合あい

Meanings

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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.

Written forms

お見み合あい
Standard polite spelling with honorific prefix お.
お見み合あい
Abbreviated kanji form, less common but still used.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

見み合あい
Same meaning but without the honorific prefix お, making it slightly less formal. お見合い is the more common polite form.
婚こん活かつ
Refers broadly to marriage-hunting activities, including attending parties and using apps, whereas お見合い specifically denotes a formal arranged meeting.

Etymology

Polite form of 見合い (みあい), from 見る (to see) + 合う (to meet each other), with the honorific prefix お. The term originally referred to a formal meeting arranged by a go-between for marriage consideration.