- funabin surface mail (ship), sea mail; ferry service, steamer service
This word is used for mail or cargo sent by ship, often contrasted with airmail, and is common in postal and shipping contexts.
船便で荷物を送りました。
Funabin de nimotsu o okurimashita.
I sent the package by surface mail.
船便は航空便より安いです。
Funabin wa kōkūbin yori yasui desu.
Surface mail is cheaper than airmail.
⚖️ Often confused with 航空便 (kōkūbin), which means airmail; 船便 specifically means by ship.
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