noun
small token of gratitude; my humble feelings
Humble expression used when offering a modest gift or expressing one's feelings, often in formal or polite contexts. The speaker humbly refers to their own feelings or a small present.
これはほんの微意ですが、どうぞお受け取りください。
This is just a small token of my gratitude; please accept it.
私の微意をお伝えしたく、この品を贈ります。
I would like to convey my humble feelings, so I am sending this gift.
Compound of 微 (び, 'slight, humble') and 意 (い, 'mind, thought, feeling'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of humble feelings or a modest token.