Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-ai
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Japan, a formal marriage interview, marriage meeting.

Countable

noun

The situation where two plays are available such that if one player takes one, the opponent will take the other one. The term applies most commonly when both possibilities give the same result.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 見合い (みあい, miai).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

miais (plural)

Phrases

blind date

Frequently Paired Words

blind date

Synonyms

omiai

Questions

What does miai mean?
In Japan, a formal marriage interview, marriage meeting.
Where does miai come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce miai

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