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ゆうちょ銀行 (ゆうちょぎんこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ゆうちょ銀ぎん行こう

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

Japan Post Bank; JP Bank

The bank that succeeded the former Postal Savings Bank after the privatization of Japan's postal services. Often referred to simply as ゆうちょ.

ゆうちょ銀ぎん行こうの口こう座ざを持もっていますか。
Do you have an account with Japan Post Bank?
ゆうちょ銀ぎん行こうは全ぜん国こくの郵ゆう便びん局きょくで利り

用よう

できる

。

Japan Post Bank can be used at post offices nationwide.

Written forms

ゆうちょ銀ぎん行こう
Standard modern spelling; the official name of Japan Post Bank.
郵ゆう貯ちょ銀ぎん行こう
Older kanji spelling using 郵貯 (postal savings); rarely seen today.

Kanji

銀silver
行going, journey, carry out
郵mail, stagecoach stop
貯savings, store, lay in

Similar words

郵ゆう便びん貯ちょ金きん
Refers to the postal savings system itself, not the bank entity.
ゆうちょ
Common abbreviation for ゆうちょ銀行, used in everyday conversation.

Etymology

From 郵便貯金 (postal savings) abbreviated to 郵貯 (ゆうちょ) + 銀行 (bank). The name was adopted when the postal savings system was privatized and became a bank.