郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ)

ゆうびんばこ
noun
mailbox; letterbox; postbox
1. mailbox; letterbox; postbox
A box for receiving or sending mail, either a personal mailbox at one's home or a public collection box for posting letters.
郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ)に手紙(てがみ)が届(とど)いていた。
There was a letter in the mailbox.
毎朝(まいあさ)郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ)を見(み)に行(い)く。
I go check the mailbox every morning.
玄関(げんかん)の横(よこ)に新(あたら)しい郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ)を取(と)り付(つ)けた。
I installed a new mailbox beside the front entrance.

郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ) can refer to either a private mailbox for receiving mail or a public red postbox for sending mail. In everyday speech, 郵便受(ゆうびんう)け is more common for a home receiving box, while ポスト is widely used for both types.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ)を開(あ)ける — to open the mailbox
  • 郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ)に投函(とうかん)する — to drop into the mailbox
  • 郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ)が{いっぱい}だ — the mailbox is full

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ポスト — mailbox; postbox (loanword, very common in daily conversation)
  • 郵便受(ゆうびんう)け — mail slot; receiving mailbox (specifically for receiving)
  • 私書箱(ししょばこ) — post office box (PO box, rented at a post office)
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