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international mail; overseas postal service
Mail sent to or received from another country. Covers letters, parcels, and other postal items crossing international borders.
国際郵便で送る。
To send by international mail.
国際郵便は届くまで1週間かかる。
International mail takes about a week to arrive.
郵便局で国際郵便の料金を聞いた。
I asked about international mail rates at the post office.
A compound of 国際 (international) and 郵便 (mail/postal service). Japan Post offers several international mail services with varying speeds and prices.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 国際郵便で送る: to send by international mail
- 国際郵便の料金: international postage rates
- 国際郵便小包: international parcel
TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL MAIL:
- EMS (国際スピード郵便): Express Mail Service — the fastest option
- 航空便: airmail — standard international airmail
- 船便: surface mail / sea mail — cheapest but slowest
- SAL便: economy airmail — between airmail and surface mail in speed and price
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 国内郵便: domestic mail — mail within Japan