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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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abbreviationusually written using kana alone

Abbreviation of 郵便葉書 (postal card). The standard word for a postcard in Japanese.

〈人ひと〉に葉は書がきを送おくるto send a postcard to someone
旅りょ行こう先さきから友とも達だちに葉は書がきを送おくった。
I sent a postcard to my friend from my travel destination.
葉は書がきを書かくto write a postcard
祖そ母ぼへの感かん謝しゃを込こめて葉は書がきを書かいた。
I wrote a postcard expressing my gratitude to my grandmother.
葉は書がきが届とどくfor a postcard to arrive
先せん週しゅう送おくった葉は書がきがやっと届とどいた。
The postcard I sent last week finally arrived.
葉は書がきに切きっ手てを貼はるto put a stamp on a postcard
葉は書がきに切きっ手てを貼はってポストに入いれた。
I put a stamp on the postcard and dropped it in the mailbox.

手て紙がみN5sense 1
手紙 is a letter usually sent in an envelope, while 葉書 is an open postcard with no envelope.
カードN4
葉書 is specifically a postcard mailed through the post office, while カード in this sense is any greeting card, often handed over or enclosed in an envelope rather than mailed bare.

封ふう書しょ
はがき is an open postcard with no envelope, whereas 封書 is a letter sealed inside an envelope for privacy.

郵ゆう便びんはがきpolite 丁寧語sense 1
郵便葉書 is the full official postal term for a postcard, while 葉書 is the everyday abbreviated form used in casual speech.

絵え葉は書がきN1
葉書 is a plain postcard with no picture, while 絵葉書 specifically has a photo or illustration printed on one side.

枚まいN3
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer

はがきUsage54%
The most common spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
ハガキUsage36%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often seen in commercial contexts or for emphasis.
葉は書がきUsage10%
Standard kanji form, though kana is more common.
葉は書がき
Variant kanji form with okurigana.

Abbreviation of 郵便葉書 (postal card). The kanji 葉 (leaf) and 書 (writing) are used phonetically; the exact derivation is uncertain.

葉は

書がき

lettercard

return postcard

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端は

書がき

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

端は書がき

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

羽は書がき

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.