Japanese

Noun

航空便 ‎(hiragana こうくうびん, romaji kōkūbin, historical hiragana かうくうびん)

1. airmail; postal transport by airplane.

   これを航空便 (こうくうびん)でお願 (ねが)いします。

   Kore o kōkūbin de o-negaishimasu.

   Please [deliver] this by airmail.

See also

• 郵便 (ゆうびん) ‎(yūbin): mail, postal service
• 船便 (ふなびん) ‎(funabin): surface mail, seamail
• 郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく) ‎(yūbinkyoku): post office

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
• 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3