Japanese symbol for “postage”
送料
そうりょう
Romaji: souryou
postage; carriage; shipping charge
In Japanese, postage is 送料, read そうりょう (souryou).
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 postage; carriage; shipping charge
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “postage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郵税 | ゆうぜい yuuzei | postage |
| 郵送料 | ゆうそうりょう yuusouryou | postage; mailing costs; postal charges |
| 郵便料金 | ゆうびんりょうきん yuubinryoukin | postage; postal charges |
| 郵便料 | ゆうびんりょう yuubinryou | postage; postal charges |
| 通信費 | つうしんひ tsuushinhi | communications expenses; postage; phone bill |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 送る | おくる okuru | to send; to dispatch; to forward |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport; transportation; transit |
| 送信 | そうしん soushin | transmission; sending |
| 運送 | うんそう unsou | transport; freight; shipping |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう yuusou | mailing; posting |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 料理 | りょうり ryouri | cooking; cookery; cuisine |
See also: Chinese symbol for “postage”.
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.