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How to say 'Mailman' in Japanese | 郵便屋さん

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The Japanese word for Mailman is 'Yuubin'yasan', written as 郵便屋さん in Japanese.'Mailman' in hiragana is ゆうびんやさん.

    word

    郵便屋さん

    Meaning

    Mailman

    Reading

    ゆうびんやさん

    yuubin'yasan

    Kanji

    郵Mail 便Convenience 屋Shop, Roof

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '郵便屋さん (ゆうびんやさん)' refers to a 'mailman' or 'postal worker'. It is a polite and friendly way to refer to someone who delivers mail. The suffix 'さん' adds a respectful tone, making it a common way to address or refer to postal workers in everyday conversation. For example: The mailman delivered a package「郵便屋さんが荷物を配達しました」(ゆうびんやさんがにもつをはいたつしました). I saw the mailman this morning「今朝郵便屋さんを見かけました」(けさゆうびんやさんをみかけました). This term is widely used in casual and formal contexts alike.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    798

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 郵便屋さん

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    郵

    Meaning

    Mail

  • kanji

    便

    Meaning

    Convenience

  • kanji

    屋

    Meaning

    Shop, Roof

Hiragana in the Word 郵便屋さん

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    さ

    Reading

    Sa

  • hiragana

    ん

    Reading

    N

Words Related to 郵便屋さん Through the Kanji 郵

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 郵 as well.

  • word

    郵便局

    Meaning

    Postoffice

  • word

    郵便

    Meaning

    Mail

  • word

    郵送

    Meaning

    Mailing

Words Related to 郵便屋さん Through the Kanji 便

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 便 as well.

  • word

    不便

    Meaning

    Inconvenient

  • 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

    郵便

    Meaning

    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

Words Related to 郵便屋さん Through the Kanji 屋

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 屋 as well.

  • word

    部屋

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    屋

    Meaning

    Person, Shop

  • word

    本屋

    Meaning

    Bookstore

  • word

    八百屋

    Meaning

    Greengrocer

  • word

    そば屋

    Meaning

    Soba shop

  • word

    たばこ屋

    Meaning

    Tobacco shop

  • word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

  • word

    屋敷

    Meaning

    Mansion

  • word

    床屋

    Meaning

    Barber

  • word

    風呂屋

    Meaning

    Bathhouse

  • word

    小屋

    Meaning

    Hut

  • word

    家屋

    Meaning

    House

  • word

    屋上

    Meaning

    Rooftop

  • word

    屋根

    Meaning

    Roof

  • word

    酒屋

    Meaning

    Liquor store

  • word

    問屋

    Meaning

    Wholesaler

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'Yuubin'yasan' means 'Mailman' .

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