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    3. 投函

    投函

    投とう函かん

    mailing

    KMT9Ref L1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    投かん

    とうかん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    mailing, posting

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    手て紙がみをポストに投とう函かんした。

    I mailed the letter in the postbox.

    KMT7Daily Life
    旅りょ行こう先さきから家か族ぞくに絵え葉は書がきを投とう函かんした。

    I mailed a postcard to my family from my travel destination.

    KMT8Daily LifeTravel & TransportationFamily & Relationships
    締しめ切きりに間まに合あうように、急いそいで応おう募ぼ書しょ類るいを投とう函かんした。

    I hurried to mail the application documents to meet the deadline.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    郵ゆう便びん局きょくの営えい業ぎょう時じ間かん外がいでも、ポストに投とう函かんすれば翌よく日じつには集しゅう荷かされる。

    Even outside post office hours, if you mail it in a postbox, it will be collected the next day.

    KMT9Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    重じゅう要ような契けい約やく書しょは、追つい跡せき可か能のうな方ほう法ほうで投とう函かんすることをお勧すすめします。

    For important contracts, we recommend mailing them via a traceable method.

    KMT9Business & FinanceDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    投
    な.げる・-な.げ…(1)
    throw・discard・abandon・launch into・join…(4)
    函
    はこ・い.れる…(1)
    box (archaic)
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