土産みやげ

noun

souvenir; local specialty bought as a gift while traveling

The most common meaning: a gift or local product purchased during a trip and brought back for others.

See also: お土産

• 旅りょ行こう先さきで家か族ぞくに土産みやげを買かった。

  I bought souvenirs for my family at the travel destination.

• これは京きょう都との有ゆう名めいな土産みやげです。

  This is a famous souvenir from Kyoto.

noun

present brought by a visitor

A gift brought when visiting someone's home or office; often food or drink to share.

• 友とも達だちの家いえに遊あそびに行いくとき、手て土産みやげを持もっていった。

  When I went to visit my friend's house, I brought a small gift.

noun

unwelcome gift; something unpleasant brought back

Figurative and often humorous; refers to an undesirable thing acquired during a trip or visit, such as an illness. Often used with the polite prefix お.

• 旅りょ行こうから帰かえったら、風邪かぜをお土産みやげにもらってしまった。

  I came back from the trip with a cold as an unwelcome souvenir.