postal savings; post-office savings
Abbreviation of 郵便貯金. Refers to the postal savings system, historically a major government-backed savings institution in Japan.
See also: 郵便貯金 (ゆうびんちょきん)
Postal savings interest rates are low, but they are very safe.
He deposits a fixed amount into his postal savings account every month.
I deposited part of my bonus into postal savings.
My grandmother has used postal savings for a long time.
郵貯 refers to the postal savings system or funds themselves, whereas ゆうちょ銀行 is the name of the actual bank (Japan Post Bank) that now manages them.
Standard abbreviation for 郵便貯金. Common in news and official contexts.
Kana spelling often used in consumer-facing materials, such as Japan Post Bank's branding.
Abbreviation of 郵便貯金 (postal savings), formed by taking the first kanji of each word.