JLPT N3 · Noun

見舞い (mimai)

見舞い (みまい, mimai) is a Japanese noun meaning “visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みまい
Romaji: mimai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy · noun
letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy) · noun

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 見舞い

see, hopes, chancesケン・み.る・み.える · 7 strokes

dance, flit, circleブ・ま.う・-ま.う · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 見舞い.

見るみるto see見せるみせるto show意見いけんopinion拝見はいけんseeing花見はなみcherry blossom viewing見物けんぶつsightseeing見えるみえるto be seen見つけるみつけるto find見つかるみつかるto be foundお見舞いおみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)見解けんかいopinion見当けんとうestimate見事みごとsplendid発見はっけんdiscovery

Source: JMdict entry 1604690 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.