(かいきうちいわ)

かいきうちいわい
noun
thank-you gift from a recovered patient; get-well return gift
1. thank-you gift from a recovered patient; return gift after recovery from illness
A gift given by a person who has recovered from illness or injury to those who sent get-well gifts or visited during their recovery. Part of the Japanese 内祝(うちいわい) (reciprocal gift) custom, sent within one month of recovery.
快気内祝(かいきうちいわ)いを(おく)った。
I sent a thank-you gift after my recovery.
入院(にゅういん)のお見舞(みま)いをいただいたので、退院(たいいん)して快気内祝(かいきうちいわ)いをお(おく)りした。
Since I received get-well visits during my hospitalization, I sent thank-you gifts after being discharged.
快気内祝(かいきうちいわ)いには日持(ひも)ちのする消耗品(しょうもうひん)(えら)ぶのが一般的(いっぱんてき)だ。
It is common to choose non-perishable consumables for get-well return gifts.

快気(かいき) means recovery from illness; 内祝(うちいわい) is a reciprocal gift given to those who celebrated or supported you. The combination specifically refers to the return gift for get-well gestures.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 快気内祝(かいきうちいわ)いを(おく)る/(おく)る: to send a recovery thank-you gift
  • 快気内祝(かいきうちいわ)いの(しな): items for a get-well return gift
  • 快気内祝(かいきうちいわ)いのし: noshi (gift wrapper label) for recovery gifts

Conventionally sent within one month of discharge or recovery. Common choices include packaged foods, towels, and other consumables.