farewell gift; parting gift
A gift given to someone who is leaving on a journey or moving away. The word originates from the phrase 馬の鼻向け (uma no hanamuke), referring to turning a horse's nose toward its destination as a send-off gesture.
I gave a farewell gift to my friend who was moving away.
I offered parting words to my senior colleague who was retiring.
Rare kanji form for はなむけ; also read せん in some contexts.
Very rare variant kanji for はなむけ.
Derived from 馬の鼻向け (uma no hanamuke), literally 'turning a horse's nose', referring to the act of pointing a departing horse toward its destination as a send-off. The kanji 餞 and 贐 are Chinese loan characters associated with parting gifts.