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受信箱 (じゅしんばこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

受じゅ信しん箱ばこ

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Meanings

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noun

inbox; email inbox

internet

Refers specifically to the folder or area where incoming email messages are received.

新あたらしいメールが受じゅ信しん箱ばこに届とどいています。
A new email has arrived in your inbox.

Kanji

受accept, undergo, answer (phone)
信faith, truth, fidelity
箱box, chest, case

Similar words

送そう信しん箱ばこ
送信箱 means 'outbox', the folder for sent or outgoing messages, while 受信箱 is the inbox for incoming messages.

Etymology

Compound of 受信 (reception of a message) and 箱 (box). A straightforward modern coinage for the email inbox.