How to say "email" in Japanese

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  • メールCommon
    noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe everyday word for email, covering both individual messages and email as a general means of contact; as the short abbreviation, it is the form people naturally use in conversation and casual writing.
    あなたからの最新さいしんのメールが見みつかりません。再送さいそうしていただけるでしょうか。↗
    I can't seem to find your last e-mail, I wonder if you can resend it to me.
  • 電子メールでんしメールCommon
    nounThe full term, literally 'electronic mail', for email as a message or as a means of communication; the complete form behind the abbreviation メール, it suits formal documents and technical explanation.
    電子メールでんしめーるで連絡れんらくを取り合とりあいましょう。↗
    Let's keep in touch by e-mail.

Both translate 'email', whether a single message or the medium itself; pick 「メール」, the everyday abbreviation, for ordinary conversation and messages, and 「電子メール」, the full term 'electronic mail', for formal or technical writing.

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