"omiai" meaning in English

See omiai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: omiais [plural], omiai [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese お見合い (おみあい, o-miai). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|見合い|お見合い|tr=おみあい, o-miai}} Japanese お見合い (おみあい, o-miai) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|omiai}} omiai (countable and uncountable, plural omiais or omiai)
  1. A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage. Wikipedia link: miai Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-omiai-en-noun-Yxlrz9f~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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