Translation guide
How to say 'airmail' in Japanese, including the service, sending methods, and related vocabulary.
航空便
airmail
Referring to the airmail postal service or sending something by airmail.
The standard term for airmail as a postal service. Used on envelopes, at the post office, and in everyday conversation.
この手紙を航空便で送ってください。
Please send this letter by airmail.
航空便は船便より速いです。
Airmail is faster than surface mail.
Loanword from English, commonly understood but less formal than 航空便. Often used in casual contexts or on packaging.
エアメールで送ります。
I'll send it by airmail.
Referring to a physical item sent by airmail.
Formal term for airmail as a category of mail. Often used in official contexts.
航空郵便で届きました。
It arrived by airmail.
Literally 'airmail letter'. Used when specifying the type of letter.
航空便の手紙が届いた。
An airmail letter arrived.
The sticker or label indicating airmail on an envelope or package.
Common way to refer to the airmail sticker. シール means sticker.
封筒に航空便のシールを貼ってください。
Please put an airmail sticker on the envelope.
航空便 (airmail) is contrasted with 船便 (surface mail). At the post office, you may be asked which one you prefer.
航空便にしますか、それとも船便にしますか。
Would you like to send it by airmail or surface mail?
When addressing international mail, you can write 航空便 in red or use an airmail sticker. The word エアメール is also acceptable.