見み舞まい

noun

visit to someone ill or in trouble; inquiry about health; expression of sympathy

A visit or inquiry made to someone who is sick, hospitalized, or has suffered a misfortune. Often used with お- prefix (お見舞い) in polite contexts.

See also: お見舞い

• 友とも達だちが入にゅう院いんしたので、お見み舞まいに行いった。

  I went to visit my friend in the hospital.

• 病びょう気き見み舞まいの電でん話わをかけた。

  I called to ask about his illness.

noun

get-well letter; sympathy letter; sympathy gift

Refers to a letter or gift sent to express sympathy or to wish someone a speedy recovery. Often appears in compounds like 見舞い状 (letter) or 見舞い品 (gift).

See also: 見舞い状 · 見舞い品

• 入にゅう院いんしている祖そ母ぼに見み舞まい状じょうを送おくった。

  I sent a get-well letter to my grandmother in the hospital.

• お見み舞まいの品しなとして果物くだものを持もっていった。

  I brought fruit as a get-well gift.