🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

郵便

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yūbin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mail/meɪl/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"今日は郵便で重要な手紙を受け取りました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Letters and packages sent or delivered through a postal system.

    "I received an important letter in the mail today."
As verb
  1. 1

    To send something via the postal system.

    "Please mail the documents by the end of the week."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mail' originates from the Old French 'male', meaning 'bag' or 'pouch', which itself comes from the Latin 'māla', meaning 'a bag'. The term evolved in English to refer to letters and parcels sent through a postal system, reflecting the historical practice of transporting goods in bags.

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