(ゆうそう)

ゆうそう
noun
mailing, postal delivery
1. mailing, sending by mail, postal delivery
The act of sending something through the postal service.
郵送(ゆうそう)(とど)きますか。
Will it be delivered by mail?
荷物(にもつ)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)郵送(ゆうそう)するのと、メールで(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)郵送(ゆうそう)でも()()けていますが、()()りまでに(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."

WORD FORMATION:
(ゆう) (mail, postal) + (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)(): postage cost
  • 郵送(ゆうそう)(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.

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