A formal meeting arranged with the intention of marriage; an introduced meeting to consider a prospective spouse (often called "omiai").
母が近所の知り合いに紹介して、来週お見合いをすることになった。
My mother introduced me to an acquaintance, and I have an omiai next week.
彼はお見合いで妻と出会い、半年後に結婚した。
He met his wife through an omiai and they married six months later.
最近は結婚相談所を通じて見合いをする人が増えている。
Lately more people are having miai through marriage counseling agencies.
見合いは形式的だと感じる人もいるが、真剣に相手を探す場でもある。
Some people feel miai are formal, but they can also be a place to seriously look for a partner.
A correspondence or balance between two things; being commensurate (e.g., salary commensurate with work).
この仕事は責任が重く、給料が見合っていないと感じる。
This job carries heavy responsibility; I feel the pay is not commensurate with it.
価格と品質の見合いを考えると、この商品はお買い得だ。
Considering the balance between price and quality, this product is a good buy.
彼の能力に見合う職を会社が用意してくれるといい。
I hope the company provides a position that matches his abilities.
In go (board game), a situation where two moves are in mutual relation such that if one player takes one, the other can take the other; a tactical mutual-threat (miai).
その一手は見合いになっていて、どちらを取っても損得が微妙だ。
That move creates a miai; whichever one you take, the gain or loss is delicate.