土産

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 土産 – see 土產 (“local product; native product; locally produced”).
(This term 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

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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
土産

Noun

土産 • (tosan) (hangeul 토산)

  1. hanja form? of 토산
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