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Chinese
Japanese
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
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土產 (kyūjitai)
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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 • (miyage)
- a souvenir
- a present
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
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土產 (kyūjitai)
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Superficially of 土 (do, “land, ground”) + 産 (san, “production, produce”).
Pronunciation
Noun
土産 or 土産 • (dosan or tosan)
- a local product, native product, something produced in the area where it is sold
- a souvenir
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
Noun
土産 • (tosan) (hangeul 토산)
- hanja form? of 토산