Japanese symbol for “letterbox”
郵便受け
ゆうびんうけ
Romaji: yuubin'uke
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
In Japanese, letterbox is 郵便受け, read ゆうびんうけ (yuubin'uke).
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 mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
Written forms: 郵便受け、郵便受. Readings: ゆうびんうけ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “letterbox”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 書函 | しょかん shokan | letterbox |
| ドアポスト | ドアポスト doaposuto | post box on the front door; letterbox |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郵便 | ゆうびん yuubin | mail service; postal service; mail |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう yuusou | mailing; posting |
| 郵政 | ゆうせい yuusei | postal system |
| 郵貯 | ゆうちょ yuucho | postal (post-office) savings (deposit) |
| 郵政省 | ゆうせいしょう yuuseishou | (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) |
| 便利 | べんり benri | convenient; handy; useful |
| 不便 | ふべん fuben | inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness |
| 便秘 | べんぴ benpi | constipation |
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) |
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.