便(ゆうびんぶつ)

ゆうびんぶつ
noun
mail; postal matter
1. mail; postal matter; postal item
Letters, packages, and other items sent through the postal system. The standard term for physical mail.
郵便物(ゆうびんぶつ)(とど)いた
The mail arrived.
I was out and couldn't receive the mail.
A large volume of mail arrives every day, so sorting it is quite a task.

The standard term for physical mail of all types — letters, packages, postcards, etc. More formal and comprehensive than 手紙(てがみ) (letter) or 荷物(にもつ) (package).

Forms

郵便(ゆうびん) (postal service) + (ぶつ) (item, thing)

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