見舞い・見舞|みまいmimai[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Which spelling to use
見舞い見舞い is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it as your default form when writing.
見舞見舞 is a less common kanji-only variant. You may encounter it, but learners should generally choose 見舞い instead.
Definitions
  1. nounvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
    あなたが病気びょうきだと知しっていたら、病院びょういんへ見舞みまいに行いっただろう。↗
    If I had known about your illness, I would have visited you in the hospital.
  2. nounletter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)
Japanese definitions
  1. 見舞みまうこと。
  2. 見舞みまう際さいに贈おくる手紙てがみ・品物しなもの。
  3. 「みまう」の連用形れんようけい。
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