土産

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
土産
土産 みやげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
products, bear, give birth
サン う.む うぶ- (4th, N3)
give birth, bring forth, produce
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)