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post office worker; postal clerk
A person who works at a post office, handling mail services, package delivery, and related financial services.
郵便局員に荷物を預けた。
I handed the package to the postal clerk.
郵便局員が窓口で丁寧に対応してくれた。
The post office worker helped me courteously at the counter.
祖父は若い頃郵便局員として働いていた。
My grandfather worked as a post office worker when he was young.
A compound of 郵便局 (post office) and 員 (member; employee). In Japan, post offices (郵便局) are operated by Japan Post and provide not only mail and parcel services but also banking (ゆうちょ銀行) and insurance (かんぽ生命).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 郵便局員に聞く: to ask a postal clerk
- 郵便局員として働く: to work as a postal worker
- 窓口の郵便局員: the clerk at the counter
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 郵便配達員: mail carrier; postal delivery person — specifically the person who delivers mail to homes
- 局員: office worker; staff member — generic term for an employee at a bureau or office
- 配達員: delivery person — broader term covering any delivery service