What is 郵便局?
郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく) means "post office" in Japanese. It is a common place where people send letters, parcels, and handle postal services.
Common Uses
You will often hear 郵便局 used when talking about mailing letters or packages, picking up parcels, or finding the location of a post office.
Typical Collocations
- 郵便局で (at the post office): used when describing actions done at the post office, like sending or receiving mail.
- 郵便局は〜にあります (The post office is located at...): used to describe the location of the post office.
Register and Politeness
郵便局 is a neutral, standard noun used in both casual and formal contexts.
Common Mistakes
Learners sometimes confuse 郵便局 with コンビニ (convenience store) because both can handle some postal services, but 郵便局 is the official place for full postal services.