N4 Kanji: 郵 (Mail, Post)
JLPT N4 kanji 郵 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
Character Info
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 郵 |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 阝(mound/town) |
| JLPT Level | N4 |
Readings
| Type | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On-yomi | ユウ | yū |
| Kun-yomi | — (no kun-yomi) | — |
Vocabulary
| 郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく | yūbinkyoku | post office | | 郵便 | ゆうびん | yūbin | mail, postal service | | 郵送 | ゆうそう | yūsō | mailing, sending by post | | 郵便番号 | ゆうびんばんごう | yūbin bangō | postal code | | 郵便ポスト | ゆうびんぽすと | yūbin posuto | mailbox |
Stroke Order
1-8. Left portion 垂 (hang down). 9-11. Right radical 阝(town/place).
Mnemonic
Things hanging (垂) in a town (阝) building — mail hanging in the post office waiting to be collected.
Common Confusion Pairs
| 睡 (sleep) | 睡 has 目 on left; 郵 has different left portion | | 邦 (country) | 邦 has 丰 on left; 郵 has 垂 |