LingakuFrequency rank: 11,349. – 11,369.
- calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquirysee also 見舞い
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- calling on someone who is ill
- enquiry; inquiry
This meaning refers to visiting or expressing concern for someone who is unwell. It is a common social practice in Japan to support friends or family during their illness.
This usage indicates an act of seeking information or asking questions. It is often used in contexts where someone is trying to clarify a situation or get updates.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おみまいお見舞いをするto call on someone who is illおみまいお見舞いにいく行くto visit someone who is illおみまいお見舞いのしな品gift for a sick personおみまいお見舞いのてがみ手紙get well soon letterおみまいお見舞いのでんわ電話phone call to check on someone's healthおみまいお見舞いにいった行ったwent to visit someone who is illびょういん病院へのおみまいお見舞いvisit to the hospitalおみまいお見舞いのあたたかい温かいことば言葉words of comfort for someone who is illこころ心のこもったおみまいお見舞いsincere visit to someone who is illおみまいお見舞いのおくりもの贈り物gift given when visiting someone who is ill
Example sentences
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The other day we went to ask after his brother.
If I had known about your illness, I could have visited you in the hospital.
Tom visited Mary, who was in the hospital with a broken bone.
Shall we go and visit Tom at the hospital on our way home?
I go to visit my friend in the hospital every other day.