Vocabulary

What does 見舞い (みまい, mimai) mean?

見舞い (みまい, mimai) means visit to a sick person, get-well greeting.

Quick facts
Readingみまい
Romajimimai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
みまい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmimai

visit to a sick person, get-well greeting

  1. 1noun visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health)
  2. 2noun letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter

Example sentences

  • Tomorrow I'll go visit a friend who's sick.

  • I wrote a get-well letter to my father who was hospitalized.

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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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