mail

(drip, dangle) + (town)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK

Onyomi

YUU

Mnemonic

The mailman dangled your package all the the way into town, by the time YOU get it, it is all fucked up and dirty.

Jukugo

郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)

post office ★★★☆☆
(mail) + 便 (convenient / poop) + (department) = 郵便局 (post office)

郵便番号(ゆうびんばんごう)

post number (i.e. zip code) ★☆☆☆☆
(mail) + 便 (convenient / poop) + (number) = 郵便番号 (post number (i.e. zip code))

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
mail TOWN
excessive SWORD
seed / type or kind WHEAT
movement STRENGTH

You send a letter in the mail to TOWN,

but the SWORD cuts the excessive stuff down.

Types of WHEAT seeds come in different lengths,
but to move and plant them takes a lot of STRENGTH.

Synonyms

deliver
配達    配る    納める    運ぶ    郵送    納入