お見舞い

• 読み: おみまい
• ローマ字: omimai
• 漢字の分解: 見 (ken/mi) — see, look; 舞 (bu/mai) — dance, visit
• 発音: /o.mi.ma.i/

意味

Visiting someone who is ill or injured; get-well visit. Also refers to a get-well gift.

A polite noun with the honorific prefix お. It describes the act of visiting a sick or hospitalised person, or the gift brought on such a visit. The underlying verb is 見舞う (mimau, to inquire after someone). It is an important part of Japanese social etiquette and shows concern for others.

例文

1. 友達が入院したのでお見舞いに行きました。
2. お見舞いに花を持っていきます。
3. 先生のお見舞いは来週にしましょう。

使い方ガイド

場面: hospital visits, illness, social etiquette

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

From 見舞う (mimau, to visit/inquire after), with the honorific prefix お. The kanji 見 means to see, and 舞 originally means to dance but here carries the sense of visiting.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal