見舞い
Meanings
Noun
1. visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
2. letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)
Other spellings
見舞
Kanji used
Pitch accent
みまい
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
陣中見舞い
visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)
Noun
見舞金
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
Noun
Examples27
あなた が 病気 だ と 知っていたら、 病院 へ 見舞い に 行った だろう。
If I had known about your illness, I would have visited you in the hospital.
お 見舞い ありがとう。
Thank you for coming.
私 は 母 の 見舞い に 病院 へ 行った。
I went to the hospital to see my mother.
私 は 彼 を 見舞い に 病院 に 行った。
I went to the hospital to visit him.
私 は 妻 を 見舞い に 病院 に 行った。
I went to the hospital to see my wife.
彼ら は 私の 見舞い に 病院 へ 来た。
They came to the hospital to inquire after me.