English–Japanese

“letter” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoレター (retā) · 文字 (moji)

Romajitegami

母に手紙を書きます。haha ni te gami o ka ki ma su

I write a letter to my mother.

“Letter” in Japanese is 手紙 (tegami).

Refers to a written message that carries a person's words to a particular reader, whether it is sent as a letter or written as a brief note.

友だちから手紙が来ました。tomo da chi ka ra te gami ga ki ma shi ta

I got a letter from my friend.

友達から手紙が届きました。tomo dachi ka ra te gami ga todo ki ma shi ta

A letter arrived from my friend.

English uses "letter" for both correspondence and an alphabet symbol, but 手紙 (tegami) refers only to a written message for a person.

retā

nounletter

ラジオ番組へレターを送ります。ra ji o ban gumi e re tā o oku ri ma su

I will send a letter to a radio show.

moji

nouncharacter

nounletter

この文字は大きいです。ko no moji wa ō ki i de su

This character is big.