成句・複合語：
letter | lettered |
| acceptance letter n | (for taking a job offer) (仕事) | 採用通知 名
HHiraganaさいようつうち |
| | In her acceptance letter, Mary asked for confirmation of her starting salary. |
| acceptance letter n | US (for admission to university) (大学) | 合格通知 名
HHiraganaごうかくつうち |
| according to the letter expr | (according to law) | 字義通りに 形
HHiraganaじぎどおりに |
| | These laws are no longer obeyed according to the letter. |
| according to the letter adv | (to the letter, word for word, verbatim) | 言葉通りに、一語一句そのままに
HHiraganaことばどおりに、いちごいっくそのままに |
aerogram,
aerogramme,
air letter,
airletter n | (thin stationary for use in airmail) | エアログラム、航空書簡 名
HHiraganaえあろぐらむ、こうくうしょかん |
| angry letter n | (letter of complaint) | 苦情の手紙 名
HHiraganaくじょうのてがみ |
| approval letter n | (document giving permission for [sth]) | 承認の手紙、承認状 名
HHiraganaしょうにんのてがみ、しょうにんじょう |
| business letter n | (business correspondence) | 商用文、ビジネスレター 名
HHiraganaしょうようぶん、びじねすれたー |
| | A letter to a friend is different from a more formal business letter. |
| caps npl | abbreviation (capital letters) | 大文字 名
HHiraganaおおもじ |
| | The title of the book should be in caps. |
| capital letter n | often plural (alphabet: upper-case) (アルファベット) | 大文字 名
HHiraganaおおもじ |
| | Sentences must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. |
cover letter,
UK: covering letter n | US (job application) (求人応募) | カバーレター 名
HHiraganaかばーれたー |
| | To apply for the position, please send your resume and a covering letter. |
| | この仕事に応募される場合は、履歴書とカバーレターをお送りください。 |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (letter providing additional information) (書類・履歴書などに添付する) | カバーレター、添え状 名
HHiraganaかばーれたー、そえじょう |
| | Julie posted the documentation with a covering letter. |
| form letter n | (standardized correspondence) (個人的でない手紙) | フォームレター 名
HHiraganaふぉーむれたー |
| | Word-processing software is useful for producing form letters. |
| letter of credit n | (bill of exchange) | 銀行信用状 名
HHiraganaぎんこうしんようじょう |
letterbox,
letter box n | (slot, box for delivered mail) | 郵便受け、郵便箱 名
HHiraganaゆうびんうけ、ゆうびんばこ |
| | Someone just put a pile of junk mail through my letterbox. |
letterbox,
letter box n | UK, informal (box for posting mail) | 郵便ポスト 名
HHiraganaゆうびんぽすと |
| | The letter box in the village is emptied at 6.30 pm. |
| | この村の郵便ポストは午後6時半に回収される。 |
| love letter n | (letter expressing romantic feelings) | ラブレター、恋文 名
HHiraganaらぶれたー、こいぶみ |
| | He wrote her a love letter every day while he was away. |
| | 彼は留守の間、彼女に毎日ラブレターを書いた。 |
| love letter to [sth] n | figurative (expression of affection) | 愛情表現 名
HHiraganaあいじょうひょうげん |
| | The movie is his love letter to the city of Rome. |
| | この映画はローマの街に対する愛情表現だ。 |
mail carrier,
letter carrier n | US (person employed to deliver post) | 郵便配達人 名
HHiraganaゆうびんはいたつにん |
| | My dog barks at my mail carrier every day. |
| night letter n | dated (overnight telegram) | 夜間電報 名
HHiraganaやかんでんぽう |
| open letter n | (letter published openly) | 公開書簡、公開質問状 名
HHiraganaこうかいしょかん、こうかいしつもんじょう |
| | She wrote an open letter to the newspaper praising the mayor of the town. |
| personal letter n | (intimate correspondence) | 個人的な手紙 名
HHiraganaこじんてきなてがみ |
| | The starlet enjoyed receiving personal letters from her many fans. |
| | In the age of texting and e-mail, the personal letter is in danger of becoming obsolete. |
poison pen letter,
poison-pen letter n | figurative (spiteful or defamatory letter) | 嫌がらせの手紙 名
HHiraganaいやがらせのてがみ |
| | Someone in the village is writing poison-pen letters to his family. |
| promissory letter n | (document legally binding [sb] to purchase [sth]) | 約束手形 名
HHiraganaやくそくてがた |
| reference letter n | (statement in support of a job candidate) | 推薦状 名
HHiraganaすいせんじょう |
| | When my former assistant applied for a better job, she asked me for a reference letter. |
thank-you note,
thank-you letter n | (letter expressing gratitude) | お礼のカード、お礼状 名
HHiraganaおれいのかーど、おれいじょう |
| | Don't forget to send them a thank-you letter. |
| write a letter v expr | (compose handwritten correspondence) | 手紙を書く［したためる］ 動詞句
HHiraganaてがみをかく［したためる］ |
| | Nowadays people are more inclined to email rather than write a letter. |