おみやげ

お 土 産

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
    polite (teineigo) language

    • これは北海道からのお土産です。
      This is a souvenir from Hokkaido.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    present brought by a visitor
    polite (teineigo) language

    • 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)

    something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift, disservice
    polite (teineigo) language