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[て(手)·がみ(紙)]
tegami
noun

English Meaning(s) for 手紙

noun
  1. letter; missive; note; mail
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Definition and Synonyms for 手紙

Missive a written message addressed to a person or organization
Synonyms: あや, レター, 便, 便, 便り, 信, 信書, 尺牘, 手簡, 手紙, 投書, 文, 文, 文, 書, 書信, 書札, 書牘, 書状, 書簡, 書面, 札, 来簡, 様, 状, 玉章, 玉章, 簡, 簡牘, 紋, 縁, 置き手紙, 郵便, 雁の使い, 雁の便り, 雁の文, 雁書, 頼る

Meanings for each kanji in 手紙

» hand
» paper

Categories 手紙 is a member of

Document anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
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Textual Matter the words of something written
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 手紙

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Sample Sentences for 手紙

I was expecting a letter from her.
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He wrote to his parents.
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As I didn't know his address, I couldn't write to him.
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They wrote a letter to each other once a month.
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I found her letter in the mailbox.
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I remember when the Quality Checker in my workplace asked me what "tegami" meant. Hearing the word quite unclear, I thought she was asking an English word, but I catched on that "tegami" was the Japanese word for "letter". She then asked had I watched a movie titled "Have a Song on Your Lips" and recommended it. Turned out that "Tegami" is that movie's soundtrack's title.

#1 Posted by Monox D. I-Fly over 7 years ago


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