Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omiai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: omi-ai
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 見合い

Usage

Inflected Forms

omiais (plural)

Questions

What does omiai mean?: A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.
Where does omiai come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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