縁談

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JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

Marriage talks or a marriage proposal; discussions or arrangements regarding a marriage (often formal or traditional).

Noun

Examples

両親が私の縁談について話し合っているらしい。

It seems my parents are discussing a marriage proposal for me.

彼女は縁談の話を断った。

She refused the marriage proposal/talks.

昔は縁談で嫁や婿が決められることも多かった。

In the past, brides and grooms were often decided through arranged marriage talks.