おみやげ
Meanings
Noun
Polite
1. local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
Then, if I buy it as a souvenir and bring it back, would they be happy?
2. present brought by a visitor
I bought a cake as a gift and went to visit her at her home.
3. something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
Pitch accent
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みやげ
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honorific/polite/humble prefix
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Examples (15 in total)
What did you buy as a souvenir?
A friend gave me a souvenir.
This is a souvenir from Hokkaido.
This is a souvenir from Australia.
Then, if I buy it as a souvenir and bring it back, would they be happy?
I took a gift with me to my friend's house.
Shall we go to the souvenir shop next?
Is there a gift shop around here?
What souvenir do you think she would like most?
Here, this is a Japanese souvenir. I hope you like it.
Is there a souvenir shop in the hotel?
I bought a cake as a gift and went to visit her at her home.
Do you have enough time to buy enough things for souvenirs?
And the next words that came out were a demand for souvenirs.
It seems to be a facility for storing souvenirs, rather than a full-fledged factory.