便(ゆうびん)

ゆうびん
noun
mail, postal service
1. mail, post
Letters, packages, and other items delivered by the postal system.
郵便(ゆうびん)(とど)いた
The mail arrived.
I sent the documents by mail.
郵便で = by mail
It has become a habit to check the mailbox every morning.
郵便受け = mailbox (for receiving)
2. postal service
The system for sending and delivering mail.
郵便(ゆうびん)(きょく)どこです
Where is the post office?
郵便局 = post office
The postal service delivers in the morning in this area.
Japan's postal service is reliable, and it almost never fails to deliver.

USAGE: 郵便(ゆうびん) refers to the postal system and the mail it delivers.

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