お土産
- Common
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
お土産
Common
Noun
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
polite (teineigo) language
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
See also:
土産 (みやげ)
これは北海道からのお土産です。
This is a souvenir from Hokkaido.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
polite (teineigo) language
present brought by a visitor
波風を鎮めるにはチーズケーキのお土産が良いらしいですよ。
A gift of cheesecake is apparently good to soothe discord.
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
polite (teineigo) language
something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation);unwelcome gift;disservice
Other forms
御土産 【おみやげ】 (search-only kanji form)