はがき

はがき
noun
postcard
communication
1. postcard
A card for sending short messages by mail without an envelope. Japanese postcards are standardized in size.
旅行(りょこう)先(さき)からはがきを送(おく)りました。
I sent a postcard from my trip destination.
はがきを五(ご)枚(まい)ください。
Please give me five postcards.
年賀(ねんが)はがきを書(か)きます。
I'm writing New Year's postcards.
年賀はがき are traditional New Year greeting cards
旅行(りょこう)先(さき)から家族(かぞく)にはがきを送(おく)ろうと思(おも)って、郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)に行(い)きました。
I went to the post office because I wanted to send a postcard to my family from my travel destination.
年賀(ねんが)はがきは十二(じゅうに)月(がつ)の終(お)わりまでに出(だ)さないと、お正月(しょうがつ)に届(とど)かないので、早(はや)めに書(か)いた方(ほう)がいいです。
New Year's postcards won't arrive by New Year's Day unless you send them by the end of December, so it's better to write them early.

はがき refers to a postcard for sending short messages by mail without an envelope.

Writing

Can also be written as 葉書(はがき).

Counter

枚(まい) is used: 一(いち)枚(まい), 二(に)枚(まい), etc.

Common expressions

Types

Related Words

Related: 手紙(てがみ) (letter)
Related: 郵便局(ゆうびんきょく) (post office)
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