Kanji 郵: mail, stagecoach stop

Key takeaways

Kanji 郵: mail, stagecoach stop. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

郵

Meaning

mailstagecoach stop

On reading

ユウ

Radical

邑

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 郵

mail, stagecoach stop

Kanji structure breakdown

郵

Structure breakdown

垂 + ⻏

Mnemonic story

A place in a town (⻏) where a flag or sign hangs (垂) down marks the post station. It originally referred to a relay station where mail was exchanged and messengers rested.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ユウ

郵送ゆうそう
mailing / sending by post
郵便ゆうびん
mail / postal service
郵便局ゆうびんきょく
post office

Commonly used words

郵送
ゆうそう
mailing / sending by post
郵便
ゆうびん
mail / postal service
郵便局
ゆうびんきょく
post office

Example sentences

Example 1

この書類は郵送で送ってください。

Translation

Please send these documents by mail.

Example 2

注文した商品は郵送で届きます。

Translation

The ordered item will arrive by mail.

Example 3

郵便で手紙を送りました。

Translation

I sent a letter by mail.

Example 4

郵便局で荷物を受け取ります。

Translation

I will pick up a parcel at the post office.

Kanji 郵: mail, stagecoach stop

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

郵送 (ゆうそう): meaning and examples

郵便 (ゆうびん): meaning and examples

郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく): meaning and examples