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Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

縁えん談だん

endan

marriage proposal, marriage talks

Example sentences

  1. やっと、姉あねの縁談えんだんがまとまりました。

    My older sister’s marriage has finally been arranged.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 女おんなは親おやの持もってくる縁談えんだんも断ことわって独身どくしんのままでいた。

    The girl remained single, refusing any marriage arrangements her parents brought to her.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. そのため、かつて佐渡国さどこくには10月がつの縁談えんだんを避さける風習ふうしゅうがあった。

    Consequently, in Sado Province there used to be a local custom of avoiding any marriage proposals during the tenth month.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 縁談

  • 縁affinity; relationOnエン・-ネンKunふち・ふちどる・ゆかり
  • 談discuss; talkOnダン

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