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How to say "Post office" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Post office" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Post office" is "Yuubinkyoku", written in japanese as "郵便局".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく)' refers to a post office. Post offices in Japan provide a variety of postal services, including mail delivery, package shipping, and bill payment. They are an important part of the country's infrastructure and are commonly found in both urban and rural areas. Examples: I went to the post office to mail a package - (郵便局に荷物を送りに行きました). The post office is closed on weekends - (郵便局は週末休みです).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "郵" means "Mail" and can be read as "Yuu". The kanji "便" means "Convenience" and can be read as "Ben", "Bin" and "Tayo". And The kanji "局" means "Bureau" and can be read as "Kyoku".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Yuubinkyoku" mean in japanese?

"Yuubinkyoku" means "Post office" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for mail?What is the Kanji for convenience?What is the Kanji for bureau?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Post office" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ゆ" is read as "yu". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "べ" is read as "be". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "び" is read as "bi". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.