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    3. 便り

    便り

    便たより​

    news

    N3KMT6News #13+1CoreNoun, Suffix, Participle, VerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab11 strokes

    たよりだより

    Noun, Suffix, Participle, Verb

    1.
    news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter

    Stroke 0 / 11

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    故こ郷きょうから便たよりが届とどきました。

    News arrived from my hometown.

    KMT4Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    遠とおく離はなれた友ゆう人じんから、久ひさしぶりに便たよりがあった。

    I received a letter from a distant friend after a long time.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    季き節せつの便たよりとして、美うつくしい絵え葉は書がきを送おくります。

    I'll send a beautiful postcard as a seasonal greeting.

    KMT6Daily LifeArt & Design
    彼かれの安あん否ぴを知しらせる便たよりが一いち日にちも早はやく欲ほしい。

    I want news of his safety as soon as possible.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    戦せん争そう中ちゅう、家か族ぞくからの便たよりは、兵へい士したちの唯ゆい一いつの心こころの支ささえだった。

    During the war, letters from family were the soldiers' only emotional support.

    KMT7HistoryEmotions & PsychologyMilitary

    Characters that make up this word

    便
    たよ.り…(2)
    convenience・facility・excrement・feces・letter…(1)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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