How to say 'Ship mail' in Japanese | 船便

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The Japanese word for Ship mail is 'Funabin', written as 船便 in Japanese.'Ship mail' in hiragana is ふなびん.

word

船便

Meaning

Ship mail

Reading

ふなびん

funabin

Kanji

船Ship 便Convenience

Explanation

The Japanese noun '船便 (ふなびん)' refers to mail or packages sent by ship. This term is often used in contexts where goods or letters are transported internationally or domestically via sea routes, typically slower but more cost-effective than airmail. For example: I sent the package by ship mail「船便で荷物を送りました」(ふなびんでにもつをおくりました). The letter arrived by ship mail「手紙は船便で届きました」(てがみはふなびんでとどきました). It's important to note that '船便' is commonly used in logistics and postal services to specify the method of transportation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1389

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 船便

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

船

Meaning

Ship

kanji

便

Meaning

Convenience

Words Related to 船便 Through the Kanji 船

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 船 as well.

word

船

Meaning

Ship

word

船長

Meaning

Captain

word

風船

Meaning

Balloon

Words Related to 船便 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

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

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'Funabin' means 'Ship mail' .

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