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送
Send
おく(る) (okuru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
In Japan, there's a romantic graduation custom where graduates give (send) the second button from their school uniform to someone special on graduation day. 🎓 The second button is closest to the heart, symbolizing deep affection. Instead of sending a text message, students once sent their feelings through this small keepsake.
Memory Trick
“🚶 A person carries a big package, then follows the road (⻌) to send it—that's 送.”
Readings
Onyomi: ソウ (sou)
Kunyomi: おく(る) (okuru)
Example Words
送る
おくる (okuru)
To send
放送
ほうそう (housou)
Broadcast
配送
はいそう (haisou)
Delivery
見送る
みおくる (miokuru)
To see someone off
Example Sentence
友達に メールを 送りました。
ともだちに メールを おくりました。
tomodachi ni meeru o okurimashita
I sent an email to my friend.