郵便受け|ゆうびんうけyuubin'uke[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounmailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
   彼女かのじょからの手紙てがみが郵便受ゆうびんうけにはいっていた。↗

   I found her letter in the mailbox.

• SynonymポストNeutralLoanword covering both the roadside postbox for posting letters and the mailbox at your door; 「郵便受け」 is only the box that receives mail.
• Synonym郵便箱ゆうびんばこNeutralCovers both the roadside postbox and a home mailbox; less commonly used than 「郵便受け」.
• SynonymメールボックスNeutralLoanword for a mailbox, and also for an email inbox; 「郵便受け」 means only the box at your door for received mail.
• Synonym郵便うけNeutralA mixed kana spelling of 「郵便受け」 with the same meaning.

Use 「郵便受け」 for the mailbox at your door that receives delivered mail, as in 「郵便受けを確認する」; 「ポスト」 is the roadside postbox for posting letters; for email, say 「メールボックス」.

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1. 配達はいたつされた郵便物ゆうびんぶつなどを受け取うけとるため、敷地しきちや建物たてものの入り口いりぐちに設置せっちされた箱ばこ。