切手

切手

きって

Postage stamp

N5noun·kitte

How to remember it

切 (cut) + 手 (hand): a stamp you cut off and hand onto a letter.

Example sentences

  • 切手を買いましたか。

    きってをかいましたか。

    Did you buy a stamp?

  • 手紙に切手を貼ってください。

    てがみにきってをはってください。

    Please put a stamp on the letter.

Usage

Use the counter 枚 (まい) to count stamps, e.g. 切手を三枚.

Related words

郵便局手紙はがき

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