お土産|おみやげomiyage

1. nounlocal specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
   これは北海道ほっかいどうからのお土産みやげです。↗

   This is a souvenir from Hokkaido.
2. nounpresent brought by a visitor
   波風なみかぜを鎮しずめるにはチーズケーキのお土産みやげが良よいらしいですよ。↗

   A gift of cheesecake is apparently good to soothe discord.
3. nounsomething unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice

• Synonym土産みやげNeutralThe bare form without 「お」; used in everyday phrases like 「土産を買う」 and compounds such as 「土産話」. 「お土産」 sounds politer and softer.
• Synonym手土産てみやげNeutralA small gift you bring when visiting, as in 「手土産を持参する」; it has no travel-specialty sense.
• SynonymスーベニアNeutralLoanword for travel souvenirs; rare in everyday talk, where 「お土産」 is the usual word. 「お土産」 also covers local specialties you bring back for others.
• Related贈り物おくりものNeutralA general word for gifts, broader in range than 「お土産」: not limited to travel specialties or items brought on a visit.
• RelatedギフトNeutralLoanword used mostly in commercial contexts, e.g. 「ギフトセット」; it has no travel-specialty nuance.
• RelatedプレゼントNeutralThe most common everyday word for presents; not limited to specialties — the usual choice for birthday and holiday gifts.
• Related付け届けつけとどけWrittenWritten word for a thank-you gift or a bribe; carries a sense of exchanging favors, nothing to do with travel specialties.
• Related引き出物ひきでものNeutralA return gift the host gives guests at weddings and the like — the opposite direction from 「お土産」, which the visitor brings.
• Related頂き物いただきものFormalHumble term for a gift you have received, as in 「頂き物ですが」; not limited to travel specialties.
• Relatedもらい物もらいものCasualColloquial word for things received from others; more casual than 「頂き物」 and not limited to travel specialties.
• Related進物しんもつWrittenWritten word for gifts formally presented to someone, common at gift counters; it lacks the travel flavor of 「お土産」.
• Related頂戴物ちょうだいものFormalHumble term for things one has received, close to 「頂き物」 but less common; unlike 「お土産」, not tied to travel specialties.
• RelatedおもたせFormalHonorific for a gift a guest brings, as in 「お持たせですが」; used from the host's side.

For travel specialties and souvenirs, 「お土産」 is the default. Use 「手土産」 for a gift brought on a visit and 「引き出物」 for wedding return gifts. For gifts in general say 「贈り物」 or 「プレゼント」; to refer humbly to something you received, 「頂き物」.

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1. 「土産みやげ」の丁寧ていねい語ご。