1.
mailing, sending by mail, postal delivery
The act of sending something through the postal service.
郵送で届きますか。
Will it be delivered by mail?
荷物を郵送してください。
Please send the package by mail.
郵送料金はいくらですか。
How much is the postage?
書類を郵送するのと、メールで送るのと、どちらがいいですか。
Which is better, mailing the documents or sending them by email?
申込書は郵送でも受け付けていますが、締め切りまでに届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 specifically refers to sending items through the postal system. It is a suru-verb noun: 郵送する means "to mail."
WORD FORMATION:
郵 (mail, postal) + 送 (send).
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 郵送する: to mail, send by post
- 郵送で: by mail
- 郵送料金: postage
- 郵送費: postage cost
- 郵送先: mailing address/destination
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 郵便: mail, postal service (the system itself)
- 配送: delivery, shipping (broader, includes courier services)
- 発送: dispatch, sending out (focus on the sender's action)
- 送付: sending, forwarding (formal/written)
USAGE:
In modern Japan, 郵送 specifically implies the postal service, not private couriers like ヤマト運輸 or 佐川急便. For those, 配送 or 宅配 is used.
Related Words
Related:
郵便