郵 — “mail / postal” in Japanese

Grade 6ゆう

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“mail / postal” in Japanese is 郵, read yuu (ゆう). It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 郵便 (mail).

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What does 郵 mean?

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Kanji	郵
Meaning	mail / postal
Readings	ゆう
Grade	Grade 6 (Hardest)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	郵便 (mail)

How to read 郵

郵 is read yuu (ゆう) depending on the word.

Words with 郵

郵便局ゆうびんきょく
郵便

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Updated: 2026-08-28