Japanese

便

ゆうびんきょく
Meaning: post office
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

郵
便
局

Example sentences

Please mail this letter at the post office.
銀行は郵便局の向かいにあります。
The bank is across from the post office.
一つ目の角を右に曲がると、右手に郵便局があります。
If you turn right at the first corner, you will see the post office on your right.
この道の突き当たりに郵便局があります。
There is a post office at the end of this road.
荷物の受取人が不在だったため、郵便局に持ち帰られました。
Since the recipient of the package was away, it was taken back to the post office.

Usage Notes

郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく) is the general term for a post office. It's where you go to mail letters and packages, buy stamps, and handle other postal services. While many convenience stores offer some postal services, the 郵便局 is the main and official place for them.

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