Japanese symbol for “airmail”
航空便
こうくうびん
Romaji: koukuubin
airmail; air mail
In Japanese, airmail is 航空便, read こうくうびん (koukuubin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n airmail; air mail
- n air service; air transport (of goods)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “airmail”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| エアメール | エアメール eameeru | airmail; air mail |
| 航空郵便 | こうくうゆうびん koukuuyuubin | airmail; air mail |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 航空 | こうくう koukuu | aviation; flying |
| 航空機 | こうくうき koukuuki | aircraft |
| 航海 | こうかい koukai | (sea) voyage; navigation; sailing |
| 航路 | こうろ kouro | (air or sea) route; course; line |
| 難航 | なんこう nankou | difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight |
| 渡航 | とこう tokou | voyage; passage; travelling |
| 空気 | くうき kuuki | air; atmosphere |
| 空港 | くうこう kuukou | airport |
| 便利 | べんり benri | convenient; handy; useful |
See also: Chinese symbol for “airmail”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.