Postage Stamp
Stamp
noun
This is a pretty old word, and in the olden days, everything was cut by hand, including postage stamps. Having to cut thousands of stamps each day by hand sounds incredibly laborious, so maybe that's why this word came to be associated specifically with stamps.
You'd think that the reading for this would consist of the on'yomi readings, but human body parts (hand) do funny things to words. In this case, it's the kun'yomi readings of both the kanji. You should know the kun'yomi reading for 切 and 手 from the previous levels, meaning you should be able to remember the reading for this word fairly easily. Watch out for the small っ, though.
切手をあつめる
to collect stamps
切手をなくす
to lose a stamp
切手をはる
to affix a stamp
切手コレクション
a stamp collection
切手コレクター
a stamp collector
切手サイズ
the size of a postage stamp
切手のシート
a sheet of stamps
切手のデザイン
stamp designs
アニメ切手
anime postage stamps
オリジナル切手
original postage stamps
クリスマス切手
Christmas postage stamps
これはアメリカの切手です。
This is an American stamp.
四十円の切手を二つ下さい。
Please give me two 40 yen stamps.
主人は切手コレクターです。
My husband is a stamp collector.