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えんだん【縁談】

endan

Definition

Noun

  1. Marriage proposal; proposal of marriage; marriage offer; offer of marriage; match
  2. (Uncommon) Adoption proposal; proposal of adoption; proposal to adopt someone into one's family

Etymology

Of Sino-Japanese origin. Derived from えん【縁】 en "affinity; relation" and だん【談】 dan "talk; discussion".

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Romanizationendan

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, January 3). えんだん【縁談】 : endan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2954/endan/.