現金書留(げんきんかきとめ)

げんきんかきとめ
noun
registered mail for cash
communicationmoney
1. registered mail for sending cash
The postal service for mailing cash: the money goes in a special envelope sold at the post office, is sent by registered mail with a record of each step, and is compensated up to the declared amount if lost.
現金書留(げんきんかきとめ)で送(おく)る。
I'll send it by cash registered mail.
祖母(そぼ)から現金書留(げんきんかきとめ)が届(とど)いた。
A registered cash envelope arrived from my grandmother.
お祝(いわ)いを直接(ちょくせつ)渡(わた)せないので、郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)で現金書留(げんきんかきとめ)の封筒(ふうとう)を買(か)って送(おく)った。
I couldn't hand over the gift money in person, so I bought a cash registered envelope at the post office and mailed it.

Usage

Cash may legally be mailed only this way in Japan; putting bills in an ordinary letter is not allowed. The envelope has room for a short note, and it is common for family gifts such as お年玉(としだま) or wedding money sent from far away.

Common collocations

  • 現金書留(げんきんかきとめ)で送(おく)る: to send by cash registered mail
  • 現金書留(げんきんかきとめ)封筒(ふうとう): the special envelope (sold at post offices)

Related words

Related Words

Related: 普通郵便(ふつうゆうびん) (ordinary mail)
Related: 郵便局(ゆうびんきょく) (post office)
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Added 2026.10.5 4:17 · Revised 2026.10.5 4:22
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