切手(きって)

きって
noun
postage stamp
1. postage stamp
A small adhesive label purchased from a post office and attached to mail as proof of postage payment.
切手(きって)を買(か)いたいです。
I want to buy stamps.
この手紙(てがみ)に切手(きって)を貼(は)ってください。
Please put a stamp on this letter.
八十(はちじゅう)円(えん)の切手(きって)をください。
Please give me an 80-yen stamp.

切手(きって) is a postage stamp affixed to mail as proof of payment.

COUNTER:
Use 枚(まい): 一(いち)枚(まい), 二(に)枚(まい), 三(さん)枚(まい)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 切手(きって)を貼(は)る: to affix/stick a stamp
  • 切手(きって)を買(か)う: to buy stamps
  • 切手(きって)を集(あつ)める: to collect stamps
  • ～円(えん)切手(きって): ~yen stamp

WHERE TO BUY:

  • 郵便局(ゆうびんきょく): post office
  • コンビニ: convenience stores

RELATED:

  • 記念(きねん)切手(きって): commemorative stamp
  • 切手(きって)収集(しゅうしゅう): stamp collecting
  • 消印(けしいん): postmark
general
Added 2026.1.7 21:26 · Revised 2026.2.16 9:05
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