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郵便貯金 (yuubinchokin) Japanese meaning: postal savings | Kotomora

郵ゆう便びん貯ちょ金きん

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Meanings

1

postal savings; postal deposit

Refers to the savings system operated by the post office, historically a major savings vehicle in Japan.

祖そ母ぼは郵ゆう便びん貯ちょ金きんに毎まい月つき少すこしずつお金かねを預あずけて

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。

My grandmother deposits a little money into her postal savings account every month.

Kanji

郵mail, stagecoach stop
便convenience, facility, excrement
貯savings, store, lay in
金gold

Related words

郵ゆう貯ちょ
郵貯 is the common colloquial abbreviation, while 郵便貯金 is the full, formal term for the same postal savings system.

Don't confuse with

ゆうちょ銀ぎん行こう
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.

Built from

郵ゆう便びん+貯ちょ金きん

Etymology

Compound of 郵便 (postal) and 貯金 (savings).