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
I went to visit my friend in the hospital.
病気見舞いの電話をかけた。
I called to ask about his illness.
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).
入院している祖母に見舞い状を送った。
I sent a get-well letter to my grandmother in the hospital.
お見舞いの品として果物を持っていった。
I brought fruit as a get-well gift.
I went to visit my friend who was in the hospital.
He offered words of sympathy to the injured athlete.
I sent a get-well gift to my sick aunt.
The company gave sympathy money to the disaster victims.
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor
get-well card; sympathy letter