Translation guide
The place where you send mail and packages. In Japan, post offices also offer banking and other services.
Referring to the physical location or building where postal services are provided.
Referring to the postal service as an organization or system.
Japanese post offices (郵便局) often provide banking services (ゆうちょ銀行) and insurance, in addition to mail. They are easily identified by the 〒 symbol.
I'll go to the post office and buy stamps.
This post office building is a historic structure.
Also used to refer to the post office as an institution, though context usually makes it clear.
The post office is open on Saturdays too.
Refers to the postal administration or system as a whole, often used in news or formal discussions about postal services.
Discuss the privatization of the postal service.