郵便受け

• 読み: ゆうびんうけ
• ローマ字: yuubinuke
• 漢字の分解: 郵 (yuu) — mail, post; 便 (bin) — convenience, service; 受 (uke) — receive, accept
• 発音: /jɯː.biɴ.ɯ.ke/

意味

Mailbox; letter box; mail slot. The receptacle where delivered post is placed.

A noun referring to the mailbox or letterbox at one's home where the postal carrier deposits mail. Composed of 郵便 (yuubin, mail/post) and 受け (uke, receiving). Specifically refers to the receiving box, not the red collection boxes for outgoing mail (those are ポスト or 郵便ポスト). In Japanese apartment buildings, 郵便受け are typically rows of small locked boxes near the entrance.

例文

1. 郵便受けにチラシがたくさん入っていた。
2. 毎朝郵便受けを確認するのが習慣だ。
3. 郵便受けの鍵をなくしてしまった。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, housing, postal services

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Native compound: 郵便 (yuubin, postal mail, from Sino-Japanese) + 受け (uke, receiving, from native Japanese 受ける). Literally 'mail receiver' — the container that receives delivered mail.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal