주소
juso[ˈt͡ɕu(ː)sʰo̞]
The English word address is 주소 (juso) in Korean.
주소 is used to describe the location of a property or a direction for correspondence. This includes both physical locations and digital identifiers like an 이메일 주소 (email address). When referring to a specific building number, you might see terms like 123번지 (building number 123).
Meaning: description of the location of a property, direction for correspondence (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
juso
Did you know?
- South Korea switched from a traditional address system based on village names to a 'road name' system 도로명 주소 in 2014 to make navigation easier for emergency services.
- In Korea, addresses follow a 'large-to-small' hierarchy, starting with the province and ending with the specific apartment number, which is the exact opposite of the English 'small-to-large' way.
- The Sino-Korean characters for 주소 (住所) consist of '주' (住) meaning 'to live' and '소' (所) meaning 'place'.
Examples in context
- 내 이메일 주소를 잊어버렸다.I forgot my email address.This sentence is useful for learning how to say you forgot your email address using 주소.Tatoeba #11106800 by intertime, translation #937844 by CK
- 톰이 메리의 주소를 물어보더라.Tom asked for Mary's address.This sentence is useful for learning how to say Tom asked for Mary's address using 주소.Tatoeba #8361441 by Eunhee, translation #7736755 by CK
- 그녀는 나에게 이 주소를 아는지 물어봤다.She asked me if I knew his address.This sentence is useful for learning how to say she asked if you knew the address using 주소.Tatoeba #11106746 by intertime, translation #314257 by CK
- 내 집 주소가 뭐예요?What is my home address?
- 8 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Jihoon and Minji are talking about a delivery.
- 지훈 Ji-hun택배를 보낼 주소가 어디예요?Taekbaereul bonael jusoga eodiye-yo?Where is the address to send the package to?
- 민지 Min-ji제 주소는 여기 적혀 있어요.Je jusoneun yeogi jeokyeosseo isseoyo.My address is written here.
- 지훈 Ji-hun민지 씨 주소가 맞나요?Minji ssi jusoga mannayo?Is this Minji's address correct?
- 민지 Min-ji네, 그 주소가 맞아요.Ne, geu jusoga mannayo.Yes, that address is correct.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “address” translations and entries 주소, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 주소, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
