Word Meaning 縁談

えんだん endan

縁談 is read as えんだん (endan) and means marriage proposal.

Meaning

English

marriage proposal
marriage talks

Reading

Kana

えんだん

Romaji

endan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7327 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縁談を調える

えんだんをととのえる

to arrange a marriage

縁起

えんぎ

dependent arising

縁

ふち

rim

縁側

えんがわ

bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

縁日

えんにち

temple festival

縁の下

えんのした

out of sight

縁切り

えんきり

separation

縁故

えんこ

relation

縁組

えんぐみ

adoption

縁結び

えんむすび

marriage

縁起物

えんぎもの

talisman

縁台

えんだい

bench

Example Sentences

やっと、姉の縁談がまとまりました。

My older sister's marriage has finally been arranged.

姉のところに縁談話が舞い込んできた。

Talk of marriage unexpectedly came to my older sister’s place.