What is the Kanji for "Mail"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Mail", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Mail" is "郵".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Yuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "垂" means "Hang down" and can be read as "Sui" and "Ta". And The radical "⻏" means "Mound" .

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

What does the kanji "郵" mean in japanese?

"郵" means "Mail".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

郵便屋さん: "Mailman". The Japanese noun '郵便屋さん (ゆうびんやさん)' refers to a mailman or postal worker. This person is responsible for delivering mail and packages to homes and businesses. They are an important part of the postal service infrastructure. For example: The mailman came early today - (郵便屋さんが今日は早く来た). I saw the mailman walking down the street - (私は郵便屋さんが道を歩いているのを見た).

郵便局: "Post office". 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).

郵便: "Mail". The noun '郵便 (ゆうびん)' refers to mail or postal services. It encompasses letters, packages, and other items that are delivered through an official postal system. This word is commonly used to describe the act of sending and receiving physical mail, as well as the infrastructure and services provided by postal organizations. For example: I need to go to the post office to send this mail - (この郵便を出すために郵便局に行かなければなりません).

郵送: "Mail". The Japanese verbal noun '郵送 (ゆうそう)' means 'to mail' or 'to send by mail'. This term refers to the act of posting or sending something via the postal service. It can be used to describe mailing letters, packages, or other items. For example: I mailed the package yesterday - (私は昨日その荷物を郵送しました). The company offers mail delivery services - (その会社は郵送サービスを提供しています).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

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". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.