釣書(つりがき)

つりがき
noun
personal profile for an arranged-marriage meeting
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1. personal profile for arranged-marriage meeting; matchmaking résumé
A written profile prepared for お見合(みあい) (matchmaking meetings), traditionally listing the candidate's family background, education, work, hobbies, and other particulars. Exchanged in advance through the matchmaker or marriage agency.
釣書(つりがき)を交換(こうかん)する。
To exchange marriage profiles.
母(はは)に釣書(つりがき)を用意(ようい)してもらった。
I had my mother prepare my matchmaking profile.
お見合(みあ)いの前(まえ)に相手(あいて)の釣書(つりがき)に目(め)を通(とお)した。
Before the matchmaking meeting, I looked through the other person's profile.

Also read つりしょ. Traditionally written by hand on Japanese paper and accompanied by a family-tree document (家族書(かぞくしょ)). In modern arranged matches handled by marriage agencies, a simpler printed profile has replaced the formal handwritten version.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 履歴書(りれきしょ): résumé — for employment, not marriage
  • プロフィール: profile — modern, used by marriage agencies and apps
  • 身上書(しんじょうしょ): personal-background document — older formal term for the same kind of profile

Related Words

Compare: 履歴書(りれきしょ) (résumé)
Compare: プロフィール (profile)
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Added 2026.6.8 13:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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