見み合あい

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

formal marriage meeting; arranged marriage interview

A formal meeting between two people, usually arranged by a matchmaker or family, to consider marriage. Often used with する to mean 'to have a marriage interview'.

• 先せん週しゅう、親しん戚せきの紹しょう介かいで見み合あいをした。

  Last week I had a formal marriage meeting arranged by a relative.

• 彼かの女じょとは見み合あいで知しり合あった。

  I met her through an arranged marriage interview.

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

correspondence; balance; matching

Used in contexts where two things correspond or balance each other, such as in design, accounting, or abstract relationships. Less common than sense 1.

• 収しゅう支しの見み合あいを考かんがえて計けい画かくを立たてる。

  We plan while considering the balance between income and expenses.

• このデザインは色いろの見み合あいが美うつくしい。

  The color balance of this design is beautiful.

noun

miai (go term); mutual follow-up options

A Go term referring to a situation where two different options are available such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other. Used only in Go contexts.

• この局きょく面めんでは見み合あいが成せい立りつしている。

  In this position, miai is established.