Explore 送 through sending, shipping and broadcasting. Connect each reading with a complete word and a useful context.

The idea

送 has 9 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Read 送る（おくる）, 送料（そうりょう）, 放送（ほうそう） as whole words. The table shows each reading in context.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
送るおくるI send a photo to a friend.
送料そうりょうHow much is the shipping fee?
放送ほうそうThat programme is broadcast at night.

Examples

  • 手紙てがみを書かいて、友達ともだちに送おくります。I write a letter and send it to a friend.
  • 友達ともだちに写真しゃしんを送おくります。I send a photo to a friend.
  • 明日あした荷物にもつを送おくります。I will send the package tomorrow.
  • 送料そうりょうはいくらですか。How much is the shipping fee?
  • その番組ばんぐみは夜よるに放送ほうそうされます。That programme is broadcast at night.
  • 駅えきまで友達ともだちを送おくります。I accompany a friend to the station.

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Watch out

送る can mean sending something or accompanying a person. 贈る also reads おくる but emphasises giving a gift; 送料 is a shipping fee. Compare 送 with 近: notice their different parts.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 送る in hiragana.

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    おくる

    送る is read おくる. In context: I send a photo to a friend. Learn the reading with the whole word.

  2. Write the reading of 送料 in hiragana.

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    そうりょう

    送料 is read そうりょう. In context: How much is the shipping fee? Learn the reading with the whole word.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 放＿（ほうそう）［送／近］.

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    送

    送 completes 放送, read ほうそう. In context: That programme is broadcast at night.

Use it today

Write 送 using the stroke-order diagram. Cover the table, read 送る and 送料, and make a sentence with one of them.