How to say 'Mail' in Japanese | 郵便

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The Japanese word for Mail is 'Yuubin', written as 郵便 in Japanese.'Mail' in hiragana is ゆうびん.

word

郵便

Meaning

Mail

Reading

ゆうびん

yuubin

Kanji

郵Mail 便Convenience

Explanation

The Japanese noun '郵便 (ゆうびん)' refers to 'mail' or 'postal service'. It is commonly used to describe letters, packages, or any items sent through the postal system. This word is often seen in contexts related to sending or receiving mail, post offices, or postal workers. For example: I received mail today「今日、郵便が届きました」(きょう、ゆうびんがとどきました). Please send this by mail「これを郵便で送ってください」(これをゆうびんでおくってください). The term can also be part of compound words, such as '郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく)' (post office) or '郵便配達員 (ゆうびんはいたついん)' (mail carrier).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2028

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 郵便

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

郵

Meaning

Mail

kanji

便

Meaning

Convenience

Words Related to 郵便 Through the Kanji 郵

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 郵 as well.

word

郵便屋さん

Meaning

Mailman

word

郵便局

Meaning

Postoffice

word

郵送

Meaning

Mailing

Words Related to 郵便 Through the Kanji 便

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 便 as well.

word

不便

Meaning

Inconvenient

word

郵便屋さん

Meaning

Mailman

word

郵便局

Meaning

Postoffice

word

便所

Meaning

Toilet

word

便利

Meaning

Convenient

word

航空便

Meaning

Airmail

word

船便

Meaning

Ship mail

word

小便

Meaning

Urine, Urination

word

便

Meaning

Mail, Flight

word

大便

Meaning

Feces

word

速達便

Meaning

Express

word

便箋

Meaning

Stationery

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'Yuubin' means 'Mail' .

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