贈答

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 贈答(ぞうとう) refers to giving and exchanging gifts, including return gifts.
• Basic usage: It appears in relatively formal contexts such as gift wrapping or gift exchanges in business relationships.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Purpose expressed by 用
  • 贈答用の包装 is wrapping intended for gifts. 用 marks purpose.
• The relationship expressed by との
  • In 取引先との贈答, と identifies the party with whom gifts are exchanged, and の connects that relationship to 贈答.