ゆうちょ銀ぎん行こう

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Common word

Meanings

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.

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Kanji

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

Don't confuse with

郵ゆう便びん貯ちょ金きん
ゆうちょ銀行 is the actual bank company created after privatization, while 郵便貯金 refers to the historical postal savings system/accounts themselves.
郵ゆう貯ちょ
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.

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.

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.