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send · dispatch · escort · see off
N4On: そうKun: おく
Memory Aid
'SO' (そう) — You SO need to send that email.
The kanji looks like a person (央, though stylized) moving along a path (辶), 'sending' themselves or something else along. Imagine someone walking away as you 'see them off'.
Vocabulary
送るおくるto send; to escort
放送ほうそうbroadcast
送料そうりょうshipping fee
見送るみおくるto see off
送信そうしんtransmission; sending (a message)
Example Sentences
友達にメールを送りました。
I sent an email to my friend.
駅まで母を見送りました。
I saw my mother off at the station.
テレビでニュースを放送しています。
The news is broadcasting on TV.
この荷物の送料はいくらですか。
How much is the shipping fee for this package?