🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

便りをもらう

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tayori o morau

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hear from/hɪər frɒm/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2100 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"あなたからの便りを楽しみにしています。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To receive communication, a message, or news from someone.

    "I hope to hear from you by the end of the week."
  2. 2

    To be contacted by someone after a period of silence or absence.

    "It has been months since we last heard from our old neighbors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'hīeran' (Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną) combined with the preposition 'from' (Old English 'fram'). The phrasal construction evolved in Middle English to specifically denote receiving communication, news, or a message originating from a specific person or entity.

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