Word Meaning 葉書

はがき hagaki

葉書 is read as はがき (hagaki) and means postcard.

Meaning

English

  1. postcard
  2. memo
  3. note
  4. card

Reading

Kana

はがき

Romaji

hagaki

Writing Variants

  • 羽書 はがき hagaki
  • 端書 はがき hagaki
  • 端書き はがき hagaki
  • 葉書き はがき hagaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4112 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

葉書大

はがきだい

postcard size

通常葉書

つうじょうはがき

regular postcard

エコー葉書

えこーはがき

postcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards

返信用葉書

へんしんようはがき

(postal) reply card

返信料葉書

へんしんりょうはがき

return, postage-paid postcard

返信葉書

へんしんはがき

return postcard

官製葉書

かんせいはがき

official (government) postcard

私製葉書

しせいはがき

unofficial postcard

年賀葉書

ねんがはがき

New Year's postcard

往復葉書

おうふくはがき

postcard with a reply card attached

郵便葉書

ゆうびんはがき

postcard

書き言葉

かきことば

written word

Example Sentences

7

そぼにはがきをおくった。

I sent a postcard to my grandmother.

I got a postcard from France.

Tom sent me a postcard.

Tom sent me a postcard.

I don't like to send postcards when I'm on a trip.

I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite her.

I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite him.