also: とさん
noun
product of the land; local produce
Refers to agricultural or natural products from a particular region. Often used in contexts like 土産物 (local specialty goods).
この村の土産は新鮮な野菜と果物です。
The local produce of this village is fresh vegetables and fruit.
noun
Commonly read みやげ in modern Japanese, but the kanji 土産 can also be read どさん or とさん in this sense, especially in formal or written contexts. The cross-reference to みやげ indicates this is the same word as the usual souvenir term.
See also: 土産 (みやげ)
旅行の土産に地元の工芸品を買った。
I bought local crafts as a souvenir from the trip.
The most common reading for 'souvenir' when written as 土産. どさん is a less common reading for the same kanji in the souvenir sense, and can also mean 'product of the land'.
The kanji 土 (earth) and 産 (product) combine to mean 'product of the land'. The reading みやげ is a kun'yomi reading that became standard for the souvenir sense, while どさん and とさん are on'yomi readings used in more formal or written contexts.