見舞(みま)い

みまい
noun
visit (to sick person), condolence call
1. visit to someone who is sick or in trouble
The act of visiting someone to express sympathy or concern.
病院(びょういん)にお見舞(みま)いに行(い)った。
I went to visit someone at the hospital.
お見舞(みま)い is the polite form
災害(さいがい)見舞(みま)いの手紙(てがみ)を送(おく)った。
I sent a letter of sympathy for the disaster.
入院(にゅういん)した友人(ゆうじん)のお見舞(みま)いに行(い)きたいのですが、面会(めんかい)時間(じかん)は何時(なんじ)からですか。
I'd like to visit my friend who's been hospitalized. What time do visiting hours start?
2. gift given during a visit
A gift brought when visiting someone who is ill or has experienced misfortune.
見舞(みま)いの品(しな)を持(も)って行(い)った。
I brought a get-well gift.
お見舞(みま)いに花(はな)を贈(おく)った。
I sent flowers as a get-well gift.
会社(かいしゃ)から見舞金(みまいきん)をいただいたので、お礼(れい)の手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いた。
I received a monetary gift from the company, so I wrote a thank-you letter.
見舞金(みまいきん) = monetary gift for illness/disaster

Usually used with the polite prefix お as お見舞(みま)い.

TYPES OF 見舞(みま)い:

  • 病気(びょうき)見舞(みま)い (visiting the sick)
  • 災害(さいがい)見舞(みま)い (disaster condolences)
  • 暑中(しょちゅう)見舞(みま)い (summer greeting card)
  • 残暑(ざんしょ)見舞(みま)い (late summer greeting card)
  • 寒中(かんちゅう)見舞(みま)い (winter greeting card)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • お見舞(みま)いに行(い)く (to go visit someone)
  • お見舞(みま)いを申(もう)し上(あ)げる (formal expression of sympathy)
  • 見舞金(みまいきん) (monetary gift for illness/disaster)
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Added 2026.1.12 21:48 · Revised 2026.3.2 9:17
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