土産

みやげ

souvenir

Also:present brought by a visitor, something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation)

What does 土産 mean?

土産 is a Japanese noun meaning souvenir in English. It can also be translated as present brought by a visitor, something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation) depending on context. It is written as 土産 in kanji, みやげ in hiragana, and miyage in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

これは友人への土産です。

These are gifts for my friends.