返へん礼れい品ひん

noun

thank-you gift; return gift

A gift given in return for a favor, attendance at a funeral, or other social obligation. Not a casual present; it carries a sense of reciprocal courtesy.

• 葬そう儀ぎの返へん礼れい品ひんとして、お茶ちゃのセットを贈おくった。

  We sent a tea set as a thank-you gift for attending the funeral.

• お世せ話わになった方かたへの返へん礼れい品ひんを選えらぶのに時じ間かんがかかった。

  It took time to choose a return gift for the person who helped us.

noun

hometown tax return gift

Specifically refers to the gift sent by a local government to a taxpayer who has made a donation under the ふるさと納税 (hometown tax) program. Often a local specialty product.

See also: ふるさと納税

• ふるさと納のう税ぜいの返へん礼れい品ひんに、地じ元もとの牛ぎゅう肉にくを選えらんだ。

  I chose local beef as the return gift for my hometown tax donation.

• この町まちの返へん礼れい品ひんは、新しん鮮せんな海かい産さん物ぶつが人にん気きです。

  Fresh seafood is popular as a return gift from this town.