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VocabJLPT N3

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. email
2. mail
3. message (in an instant messaging application)

This loanword refers to email or an electronic message. It is extremely common in modern Japanese and is used in both professional and personal contexts when talking about sending or receiving digital messages.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I decided not to email anyone today — and here I am!

Sentence 2

It feels like putting those feelings into an email somehow makes them thinner.

Sentence 3

Honestly, opening my email right now is a little scary.

Sentence 4

I emailed my mom while putting on my shoes by the door.

Sentence 5

Why do I keep getting the same email over and over?