お土産 (Omiyage) is a Japanese noun meaning “local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling), present brought by a visitor, something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift”.
Meanings
- nounlocal specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
- nounpresent brought by a visitor
- nounsomething unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
Examples
これはお土産です。
This is a little gift for you.
お土産買って帰るね。
I will pick up a little something for you.
このお土産かさばるなぁ。
These presents are really bulky.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).