郵貯 (ゆうちょ) Japanese meaning | KotomoraCommon wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 Meanings
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noun
postal savings; post-office savings
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 郵便貯金. Refers to the postal savings system, historically a major government-backed savings institution in Japan.
See also: 郵便貯金 (ゆうびんちょきん)
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He deposits a fixed amount into his postal savings account every month.
savings, store, lay in
Similar words
- 郵便貯金
Full, formal term for postal savings. 郵貯 is the common abbreviation.
- ゆうちょ銀行
Japan Post Bank, the successor institution to the postal savings system. 郵貯 often refers to the older system or the concept of postal savings.
Etymology
Abbreviation of 郵便貯金 (postal savings), formed by taking the first kanji of each word.
