Vocabulary

What does 土産 (みやげ, miyage) mean?

土産 (みやげ, miyage) means souvenir.

Quick facts
Readingみやげ
Romajimiyage
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
みやげ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmiyage

souvenir

  1. 1noun local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
  2. 2noun present brought by a visitor
  3. 3noun something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice

Example sentences

  • I bought souvenirs from the trip.

  • I gave my friend a souvenir from Kyoto.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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