郵便局

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 郵便局で切手を買います。▶ —
   I buy stamps at the post office.
2. 郵便局はどこですか。▶ —
   Where is the post office?

Collocations

Mnemonic

郵便局 yuubinkyoku = 郵便 (mail) + 局 (bureau). The unique Japanese post office bundles mail + banking (yuucho) + insurance (kampo) into one branch. The Meiji government founded it in 1871 to build a nationwide network combining post, finance, and insurance. After privatization in 2007 it still anchors rural infrastructure. Cluster: 切手 (kitte, stamp), はがき (postcard), 小包 (kozutsumi, parcel), 書留 (kakitome, registered). Resembles Korean "ucheguk" but Japan's yuucho savings system is unique.

Quick check

1. The biggest feature distinguishing Japan's post office from Korean / Chinese ones?

   • One-stop integration of mail + bank (yuucho) + insurance (kampo)
   • 24-hour operation
   • International express only
   • Letters only