お土産
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お土産
1
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
Examples
これは北海道からのお土産です。
This is a souvenir from Hokkaido.
2
present brought by a visitor
Examples
波風を鎮めるにはチーズケーキのお土産が良いらしいですよ。
A gift of cheesecake is apparently good to soothe discord.
3
something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
Kanji in this Word
土
3 strokes
Frequency: 307
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
soil
earth
ground
Turkey
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ド
ト
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つち
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
つく
は
ひじ
産
11 strokes
Frequency: 161
JLPT N3
Grade 4
Meanings
products
bear
give birth
yield
childbirth
native
property
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
う.む
う.まれる
うぶ-
む.す
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
もと
御
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
honorable
manipulate
govern
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
う
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