omiai

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noun

A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.

OriginJapanese お見合い →
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Meanings

nounomiai (countable and uncountable, plural omiais or omiai)

plural omiais

  1. countableuncountableA Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
miai

Origin

  1. Japaneseお見合い
  2. Englishomiai

Borrowed from Japanese お見合い (おみあい, o-miai).

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APA

omiai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omiai

MLA

“omiai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omiai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omiai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omiai.

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