Japanese Conversation · Level 21
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Japanese word
送る
Pronunciation
Romajiokuru
Meaning
- verbsend
Example
友達に手紙を送ります。tomo dachi ni te gami o oku ri ma su
I send a letter to my friend.
More examples
旅行中の家族に写真を送ります。ryo kō chū no ka zoku ni sha shin o oku ri ma su
I send photos to my family while they are traveling.
Core concept
送る (okuru) describes moving a thing, message, or person toward a recipient or destination.
Common phrases
荷物を送るni motsu o oku ru
send a package
メールを送るmē ru o oku ru
send an email
写真を送るsha shin o oku ru
send a photo
Similar words
届けるtodokeru: To take something to a person or place so that it arrives there.
贈るokuru: To give something to someone as a gift.
出すdasu: To send a letter, message, or application to a person or organization.
Definition in Japanese
物や情報などを相手や目的地に届ける。また、人に付き添って目的地まで行く。mono ya jō hō na do o ai te ya moku teki chi ni todo ke ru ma ta hito ni tsu ki so tte moku teki chi ma de i ku
Word origin
The Japanese verb 送る (okuru) is a native word whose deeper origin is not securely established; the spelling uses 送 (sō, "send off") to represent its meaning.
Usage tips
- Unlike English send, 送る (okuru) can mean seeing someone off, as in 駅まで送る (eki made okuru), where the destination marks the endpoint of the escort.
Other meanings
- see offverb
- forwardverb
Opposites
- 受け取るuketorureceiveverb
Related words
- 送り方okurikataway of sendingnoun
- 送りokurisendingnoun