郵 送(ゆうそう)

ゆうそう

noun

mailing, postal delivery

communication

1. mailing, sending by mail, postal delivery

The act of sending something through the postal service.

郵送(ゆうそう)で届(とど)きますか。

Will it be delivered by mail?

荷物(にもつ)を郵送(ゆうそう)してください。

Please send the package by mail.

郵送(ゆうそう)料金(りょうきん)はいくらですか。

How much is the postage?

書類(しょるい)を郵送(ゆうそう)するのと、メールで送(おく)るのと、どちらがいいですか。

Which is better, mailing the documents or sending them by email?

申込書(もうしこみしょ)は郵送(ゆうそう)でも受(う)け付(つ)けていますが、締(し)め切(き)りまでに届(とど)くようにしてください。

We also accept application forms by mail, but please make sure they arrive by the deadline.

郵送(ゆうそう) specifically refers to sending items through the postal system. It is a suru-verb noun: 郵送(ゆうそう)する means "to mail."

Forms

郵(ゆう) (mail, postal) + 送(そう) (send).

Common expressions

郵送(ゆうそう)する: to mail, send by post
郵送(ゆうそう)で: by mail
郵送(ゆうそう)料金(りょうきん): postage
郵送(ゆうそう)費(ひ): postage cost
郵送(ゆうそう)先(さき): mailing address/destination

Similar words

郵便(ゆうびん): mail, postal service (the system itself)
配送(はいそう): delivery, shipping (broader, includes courier services)
発送(はっそう): dispatch, sending out (focus on the sender's action)
送付(そうふ): sending, forwarding (formal/written)

Usage

In modern Japan, 郵送(ゆうそう) specifically implies the postal service, not private couriers like ヤマト運輸(うんゆ) or 佐川(さがわ)急便(きゅうびん). For those, 配送(はいそう) or 宅配(たくはい) is used.

Related Words

Related: 郵便(ゆうびん)

Compare: 配送(はいそう) (delivery, shipping)

Compare: 発送(はっそう) (dispatch, sending out)

Compare: 送付(そうふ) (sending, forwarding)

Compare: 投函(とうかん) (mailing (a letter))

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Added 2026.1.11 21:02 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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