絵え葉は書がき

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

picture postcard

A postcard with a picture or illustration on one side, often used for travel greetings or seasonal cards.

旅りょ行こう先さきから友とも達だちに絵え葉は書がきを送おくった。
I sent a picture postcard to my friend from my travel destination.
この絵え葉は書がきは富ふ士じ山さんの写しゃ真しんがきれいだ。
This picture postcard has a beautiful photo of Mt. Fuji.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に絵え葉は書がきを送おくるto send someone a picture postcard
旅りょ行こう先さきから友とも達だちに絵え葉は書がきを送おくった。
I sent a picture postcard to my friend from my travel destination.
絵え葉は書がきを書かくto write a picture postcard
旅たび先さきで絵え葉は書がきを書かくのが好すきだ。
I like writing picture postcards while traveling.
絵え葉は書がきを集あつめるto collect picture postcards
彼かの女じょは世せ界かい中じゅうの絵え葉は書がきを集あつめている。
She collects picture postcards from all over the world.

Kanji

絵picture, drawing, painting
葉leaf, plane, lobe
書write

Don't confuse with

はがきN5
葉書 is a plain postcard with no picture, while 絵葉書 specifically has a photo or illustration printed on one side.

Counted with

枚まいN3
For thin, flat things — sheets, plates, boards, and unstructured garments like shirts.
通つうN1
Postcards are also commonly counted with 通, especially when emphasizing messages or mail items.

Built from

絵え+はがき

Written forms

絵え葉は書がきUsage44%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
絵えはがきUsage44%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used in newspapers and general writing.
絵えハガキUsage12%
search-only kanji form
Search-only katakana form; not a standard written spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 絵 (e, 'picture') and 葉書 (hagaki, 'postcard'). The word 葉書 itself derives from 端書 (hashigaki), meaning a brief note written on a scrap of paper.