N11869/3019

えんだん

nounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

marriage proposal, marriage talks

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょおやからまれた縁談えんだんことわった。

She turned down the marriage proposal brought to her by her parents.

縁談えんだんすすなかかれ相手あいてうことをこばんだ。

As the marriage talks progressed, he refused to meet the other person.

家柄いえがらおもんじるいえでは、いまでも縁談えんだんによる結婚けっこんおこなわれることがある。

In families that value lineage, marriages through formal proposals still take place even today.

彼女かのじょ両親りょうしんむすめのために縁談えんだんさがしていた。

Her parents were looking for a good marriage prospect for their daughter.

縁談えんだんことわりきれず、彼女かのじょはやむを見合みあいのせきのぞんだ。

Unable to turn down the marriage proposal, she reluctantly attended the formal meeting.