Japanese symbol for “disservice”
土産
みやげ
Romaji: miyage
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
In Japanese, disservice is 土産, read みやげ (miyage).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
- n present brought by a visitor
- n something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disservice”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 助長 | じょちょう jochou | unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice |
| お土産 | おみやげ omiyage | something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 土曜 | どよう doyou | Saturday |
| 領土 | りょうど ryoudo | territory; domain; dominion |
| 国土 | こくど kokudo | country; territory; domain |
| 土台 | どだい dodai | foundation; base; basis |
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry |
| 資産 | しさん shisan | property; fortune; means |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.