郵送|ゆうそうyuusou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmailing; posting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 郵送する（ゆうそうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 郵送します（ゆうそうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 郵送しない（ゆうそうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 郵送しません（ゆうそうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 郵送せず・郵送せぬ（ゆうそうせず・ゆうそうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 郵送した（ゆうそうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 郵送しました（ゆうそうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 郵送しなかった（ゆうそうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 郵送しませんでした（ゆうそうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 郵送して（ゆうそうして） |
| Potential | 郵送できる（ゆうそうできる） |
| Passive | 郵送される（ゆうそうされる） |
| Causative | 郵送させる（ゆうそうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 郵送させられる（ゆうそうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 郵送すれば（ゆうそうすれば） |
| tara | 郵送したら（ゆうそうしたら） |
| Volitional | 郵送しよう（ゆうそうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 郵送しましょう（ゆうそうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 郵送しろ（ゆうそうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym送付そうふWrittenWritten/formal prose. Sending documents or materials, as in 「書類を送付する」; not restricted to the post, whereas 「郵送」 means specifically by mail.
- Synonym送るおくるNeutralNeutral. The most common word for sending or transmitting something; not limited to postal mail.
- Related差し出すさしだすNeutralNeutral. Holding out or submitting something, as in 「手紙を差し出す」; stresses the act of handing it in — hence 「差出人」, the sender.
- Related送りつけるおくりつけるNeutralNeutral. Forcing something on someone by sending it, as in 「商品を勝手に送りつける」; carries the nuance that it is unwelcome.
- RelatedよこすNeutralNeutral. Used when the other party sends something your way, as in 「手紙を寄越す」; the direction is toward the speaker.
- Related出すだすNeutralNeutral. Sending off or submitting, as in 「手紙を出す」; the most common word in everyday speech, with a very broad range.
- Related発信はっしんNeutralNeutral. Sending out information, radio waves or mail, as in 「情報発信」; mostly about the spread of information, rather abstract.
- Related送り届けるおくりとどけるNeutralNeutral. Getting a person or thing safely to its destination, as in 「家まで送り届ける」; stresses completion of the delivery.
- Related届けるとどけるNeutralNeutral. Delivering something into the recipient's hands, as in 「荷物を届ける」; the focus is on it reaching the other party.
- Related逓送ていそうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Relaying things on from one station to the next; rare in modern usage.
- Antonym持参じさんNeutralNeutral. Bringing something along yourself, as in 「書類を持参する」 — the opposite of sending it by mail.
- Antonym手渡してわたしNeutralNeutral. Handing something over to the other party in person, with your own hands — the opposite of mailing it.
Use 「郵送」 for sending things through the post, as in 「書類を郵送する」. For sending in general say 「送る」; for formal sending of documents, 「送付」. The opposites are 「持参」 and 「手渡し」, bringing or handing over in person.
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