土産みやげ
Meanings
Noun
1. local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
Excuse me, I would like to buy a souvenir for my mother.
2. present brought by a visitor
If we're visiting someone who's ill, we'll need to bring a gift.
3. something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
usu. お土産
That's quite a 'souvenir' you've brought back.
Kanji used
earth
give birth
Pitch accent
み
やげ
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Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
present (brought by a visitor); gift
Examples (7 in total)
I bought a souvenir for my wife.
That's quite a 'souvenir' you've brought back.
I wondered when I should buy souvenirs.