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宛名

あてな

addressee's name, address (on a letter or parcel)

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Examples

  1. 封筒に宛名を書いた。

    ふうとうにあてなをかいた。

    I wrote the addressee's name on the envelope.

  2. この手紙は宛名が違っている。

    このてがみはあてながちがっている。

    This letter is wrongly addressed.

  3. 宛名のない小包は届きません。

    あてなのないこづつみはとどきません。

    A parcel with no addressee will not be delivered.

Common patterns

宛名を書く
to write the addressee
宛名が違う
the addressee is wrong
宛名書き
addressing (envelopes)

Memory tip

This is the name of the person a letter is addressed to, not the street address — that is 住所. The same 宛 shows up as the suffix 〜宛 ("addressed to"), e.g. 田中さん宛.

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