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郵 mail, stagecoach stop 2 917 11 163 むら・おおざと・おおざとづくり・ゆう 会意 Compound Ideographic The drooping citywalls was generating a lot of angry mail for the city officials. Hint: think "hate mail" and you will remember this one. [thx CharleyGarrett]. 1847

Accepted Answer

ユウ 郵便(ゆうびん): mail; postal service郵便局(ゆうびんきょく): post office郵送(ゆうそう): mailing 6 垂: droop; suspend; hang; slouch邑: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 邑 7 (none) mail The city walls droop down in one spot so that the mailtman can throw the mail over.

Kanji	郵
Onyomi	ユウ
English	mail, stagecoach stop
Examples	郵便(ゆうびん): mail; postal service 郵便局(ゆうびんきょく): post office 郵送(ゆうそう): mailing
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	917
Components	垂: droop; suspend; hang; slouch 邑: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163)
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	邑
Radical Number	163
Radical Strokes	7
Radical Reading	むら・おおざと・おおざとづくり・ゆう
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	mail
Koohii Story 1	The drooping citywalls was generating a lot of angry mail for the city officials. Hint: think "hate mail" and you will remember this one. [thx CharleyGarrett].
Koohii Story 2	The city walls droop down in one spot so that the mailtman can throw the mail over.
RTK Index	1847

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