送

JLPT N4

Send

Readings

On’yomi: ソウ (sou)

Kun’yomi: おく(る) (oku(ru))

• おく.る (okuru) – to send, to give, to escort, to see off

Structure

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Vocabulary

送る

おくる

to send

送料

そうりょう

postage

放送

ほうそう

broadcast

送信

そうしん

transmit

見送る

みおくる

see off

Example Sentences

手紙を送ります。

てがみをおくります。

I send a letter.

送料がかかります。

そうりょうがかかります。

Postage costs money.

番組を放送します。

ばんぐみをほうそうします。

They broadcast the program.

メールを送信します。

めーるをそうしんします。

I send an email.

駅で友達を見送ります。

えきでともだちをみおくります。

I see my friend off at the station.

Cultural Note

📤 送 reflects Japanese attention to careful delivery and hospitality:
• Mail and parcels: Sending letters and gifts is considered polite and toughtful.
• See-off culture: Escorting someone (見送る) or holding farewell parties (送別会) is socially significant.
• Business & daily life: Compounds like 送信, 送料, 送金 highlight the organized and precise approach to sending messages, goods, or money.