国 際(こくさい)郵 便(ゆうびん)

こくさいゆうびん

noun

international mail; overseas postal service

1. 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(こくさい)郵便(ゆうびん)で送(おく)る。

To send by international mail.

国際(こくさい)郵便(ゆうびん)は届(とど)くまで1週間(しゅうかん)かかる。

International mail takes about a week to arrive.

郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)で国際(こくさい)郵便(ゆうびん)の料金(りょうきん)を聞(き)いた。

I asked about international mail rates at the post office.

A compound of 国際(こくさい) (international) and 郵便(ゆうびん) (mail/postal service). Japan Post offers several international mail services with varying speeds and prices.

Common collocations

国際(こくさい)郵便(ゆうびん)で送(おく)る: to send by international mail
国際(こくさい)郵便(ゆうびん)の料金(りょうきん): international postage rates
国際(こくさい)郵便(ゆうびん)小包(こづつみ): international parcel

Types of international mail

EMS (国際(こくさい)スピード郵便(ゆうびん)): Express Mail Service — the fastest option
航空便(こうくうびん): airmail — standard international airmail
船便(ふなびん): surface mail / sea mail — cheapest but slowest
SAL便(びん): economy airmail — between airmail and surface mail in speed and price

Similar words

国内(こくない)郵便(ゆうびん): domestic mail — mail within Japan

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