ポスト

ぽすと
noun
mailbox, post
businesscommunication
1. mailbox, postbox
A public box for depositing outgoing mail.
手紙(てがみ)をポストに入(い)れる。
To put a letter in the mailbox.
赤(あか)いポストがあります。
There's a red mailbox.
角(かど)にポストがあるから、そこに入(い)れてきて。
There's a mailbox on the corner, so go put it in there.
2. post, position
A job or position (especially in business).
新(あたら)しいポストに就(つ)く。
To take up a new position.
あのポストには経験(けいけん)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
That position requires experience.
彼(かれ)は部長(ぶちょう)のポストに就(つ)いた。
He took the position of department head.

ポスト is from English "post" and has two main meanings in Japanese.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 1, mailbox):
Public red boxes where you deposit outgoing mail.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 2, position):
A job position, especially in business or organizations.

Cultural note

Japanese mailboxes are typically bright red (赤(あか)いポスト), making them easy to spot. There are two slots: 手紙(てがみ)・はがき (letters/postcards) and その他(た) (other mail/large items).

Related words

Related Words

Related: 郵便局(ゆうびんきょく) (post office)
Related: 郵便受(ゆうびんう)け (home mailbox)
Compare: 郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ) (mailbox)
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