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郵便受け箱 (ゆうびんうけばこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

郵ゆう便びん受うけ箱ばこ

Meanings

1

noun

mailbox; letter box

Refers to a physical box for receiving mail, such as a home mailbox or a public post box.

新あたらしい家いえの郵ゆう便びん受うけ箱ばこは赤あかいです。
The mailbox at the new house is red.
郵ゆう便びん受うけ箱ばこに手て紙がみが届とどいていた。
A letter had arrived in the mailbox.

Written forms

郵ゆう便びん受うけ箱ばこ
Standard kanji spelling for a mailbox or letter box.
郵ゆう便びん受うけ箱ばこ
Variant spelling; less common than 郵便受け箱.

Kanji

郵mail, stagecoach stop
便convenience, facility, excrement

受accept, undergo, answer (phone)

箱box, chest, case

Similar words

ポスト
ポスト is a common loanword for a public post box or a mailbox, while 郵便受け箱 is a more descriptive native compound.
郵ゆう便びん箱ばこ
郵便箱 is a shorter synonym with the same meaning, but 郵便受け箱 explicitly includes 受け (receiving).

Etymology

Compound of 郵便 (mail) + 受け (receiving) + 箱 (box).