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letter てがみ
How to say “letter” in Japanese? “てがみ”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “てがみ” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on letter in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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てがみ (tegami) – Japanese word for "letter".

Tips to remember the word "てがみ" (tegami):
Visual association: Imagine writing a letter and “putting your hand (て, te) into an envelope (to seal a secret gem, かみ, kami).”
Auditory association: The word "tegami" sounds somewhat like "text" and "gami" as in paper in Japanese origins, helping you link it to written communication.

Explanations:
– て (te) means "hand."
– 紙 (がみ, gami) means "paper" in broader contexts but here it forms the word for "letter."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 書信 (しょしん, shoshin) – a formal term for "letter" but less commonly used in daily conversation.
– メール (meeru) – commonly used to refer to an email in the context of modern communication.

Alternate meanings:
– In Japanese, てがみ primarily means "letter" or "correspondence." It doesn't have slang meanings.

Examples of sentences using "てがみ":
1. 彼からのてがみを受け取りました。
– Romanized: Kare kara no tegami o uketorimaa.
– Translation: I received a letter from him.

2. てがみを書いてください。
– Romanized: Tegami o kaite kudasai.
– Translation: Please write a letter.

3. 毎月母にてがみを送ります。
– Romanized: Maitsuki haha ni tegami o okurimasu.
– Translation: I send a letter to my mother every month.

4. そのてがみはとても感動的でした。
– Romanized: Sono tegami wa totemo kandōtekidea.
– Translation: The letter was very moving.

5. 友達にてがみを出しました。
– Romanized: Tomodachi ni tegami o dashimaa.
– Translation: I sent a letter to my friend.

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