郵
郵 — Mail
mail, stagecoach stop
On’yomiユウ (yuu)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 郵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郵政省 | ゆうせいしょう yuuseishou | (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん yuubin | mail service; postal service; mail |
| 郵政 | ゆうせい yuusei | postal system |
| 郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく yuubinkyoku | post office |
| 郵貯 | ゆうちょ yuucho | postal (post-office) savings (deposit) |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう yuusou | mailing; posting |
Study notes
郵 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #917 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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