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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

航こう空くう便びん

koukuubin

airmail

Example sentences

  1. 航空便こうくうびんでお願ねがいします。

    Airmail, please.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 航空便こうくうびんで小包こづつみを送おくったよ。

    I sent the parcel by airmail.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょは手紙てがみを航空便こうくうびんで送おくった。

    She sent the letter by airmail.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 航空便

  • 航navigate; sailOnコウ
  • 空empty; skyOnクウKunそら・あく・あき
  • 便convenience; facilityOnベン・ビンKunたより

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