月げっ下か氷ひょう人じん

noun

go-between; matchmaker

A formal, literary yojijukugo for a person who arranges marriages or acts as an intermediary in romantic relationships. Often used in historical or elegant contexts; in modern casual speech, 仲人 (なこうど) is more common.

• 彼かれは二人ふたりの結けっ婚こんの月げっ下か氷ひょう人じんを務つとめた。

  He acted as the go-between for the couple's marriage.

• 昔むかしは月げっ下か氷ひょう人じんが結けっ婚こんの仲なか立だちをするのが一いっ般ぱん的てきだった。

  In the past, it was common for a matchmaker to arrange marriages.