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郵便為替 (ゆうびんかわせ, yuubinkawase) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

郵ゆう便びん為替かわせ

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Meanings

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postal money order

A money order issued by the post office, used for sending money through the mail.

郵ゆう便びん為替かわせで送そう金きんする。
I send money by postal money order.

郵ゆう便びん為替かわせを現げん金きんに換かえる。

I cash a postal money order.

Kanji

郵mail, stagecoach stop
便convenience, facility, excrement
為do, change, make
替exchange, spare, substitute

Related words

為替かわせ
為替 is a broader term for money orders or exchange, while 郵便為替 specifically refers to postal money orders.
送そう金きん
送金 means remittance or sending money in general, not limited to postal services.

Word family

外がい国こく郵ゆう便びん為替かわせ
foreign postal money order

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郵ゆう便びん+為替かわせ

Written forms

郵便為替
- ゆうびんかわせ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- ゆうびんがわせ
ゆうびんがわせ

Etymology

Compound of 郵便 (postal) and 為替 (money order).