Postbox, mailbox in Japanese 🇯🇵

ポスト info.

### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word ポスト (posuto)
– Visualization: Imagine a red postbox with the word "ポスト" written on it.
– Similarity: The word "ポスト" sounds very similar to "post."
– Association: Associate it with the English word "post" which means the same thing.

### Explanations
– Katakana Use: "ポスト" is written in katakana, which is often used for loanwords, in this case, from the English word "post."
– Context: It refers to mailboxes or postboxes, both public ones where you post letters and private ones where you receive them.

### Other Words That Mean the Same Thing
– 郵便箱 (ゆうびんばこ, yuubin-bako): More formal term for mailbox.
– 郵便ポスト (ゆうびんポスト, yuubin-posuto): Specifically refers to a public postbox.

### Alternate Meanings Like Slang
– "ポスト" can also refer to a job position or post, such as "彼は新しいポストに就いた" (He took a new post/position).
– In some contexts, "ポスト" may be used in sports to describe a position, for example, a player holding a position close to the goal in basketball or soccer.

### Examples of Sentences
1. Mailbox/Postbox:
– 彼は手紙をポストに入れた。(かれはてがみをポストにいれた。Kare wa tegami o posuto ni ireta.)
– He put the letter in the postbox.
– ポストに手紙を確認してください。(ポストにてがみをかくにんしてください。Posuto ni tegami o kakunin e kudasai.)
– Please check the mailbox for the letter.

2. Position/Post:
– 彼は新しいポストに就いた。(かれはあたらしいポストについた。Kare wa atarashii posuto ni tsuita.)
– He took a new post/position.
– その会社で高いポストに就くことが彼の夢です。(そのかいしゃでたかいポストにつくことがかれのゆめです。Sono kaisha de takai posuto ni tsuku koto ga kare no yume desu.)
– His dream is to take a high position at that company.

3. Sports Position:
– 彼はポストでのプレーが得意です。(かれはポストでのぷれーがとくいです。Kare wa posuto de no puree ga tokui desu.)
– He is good at playing the post position. (e.g., in basketball)

### Romanized Characters
– ポスト – Posuto
– 郵便箱 – Yuubin-bako
– 郵便ポスト – Yuubin-posuto

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