precious letter; love letter
Poetic term for a treasured letter, especially a love letter. Used in classical or literary contexts.
I wrote a precious letter to convey my feelings to my distant lover.
Standard kanji form for this poetic term.
Alternate kanji form; also read ぎょくしょう in other contexts.
Originally “messenger,” from the ancient Chinese custom of having a messenger carry a staff of 梓 wood as identification; it subsequently came to mean the letter carried by the messenger. 玉 is an honorific or laudatory prefix.