First opened Saturday, January 10, 2026
見合い
みあい
- flat (heiban)
How to read it: a line over a kana means the voice is high there, and ↓ marks where it drops. A kana with no line is low. With no ↓ the pitch stays high to the end and does not drop even on a following particle (が, は).
formal marriage interview
Taken apart
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In a sentence
私は彼がおじさんの世話で今日見合いをすることを知っています。
I know that he will be introduced to a lady by his uncle today.
場所の確認：見合いの場所を本人か付き添い人が下見をしておきましょう。
Location check: The parties involved themselves or their attendants should look over the place for the miai meeting in advance.
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What Wiktionary says
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What the labels mean
- 和語 Native Japanese
- Words that were already Japanese before Chinese vocabulary arrived — usually written with kun'yomi and often short.