土産

See also: 土產

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 土産 – see 土產 (“local product; native product; locally produced”).
(This term, 土産, is a variant form of 土產.)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
土 産
みやげ
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spelling
土產 (kyūjitai)

Probably a compound of 宮 (miya, “shrine”) +‎ 笥 (ke, “small box”). The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

土産(みやげ) • (miyage) 

  1. a souvenir
  2. a present
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
土 産
ど
Grade: 1		 さん
Grade: 4
kan’yōon kan’on
Alternative spelling
土產 (kyūjitai)

Superficially of 土(ど) (do, “land, ground”) + 産(さん) (san, “production, produce”).

Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): [do̞sã̠ɴ]
      • IPA(key): [to̞sã̠ɴ]

      Noun

      土(ど)産(さん) or 土産(とさん) • (dosan or tosan) 

      1. a local product, native product, something produced in the area where it is sold
      2. a souvenir

      References
      1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
      2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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