住所
jūsho[d͡ʑɨːɕo̞]
In Japanese, the word for addresses is 住所 (jūsho).
The word 住所 is used for physical locations like homes or offices, not for email addresses.
Which one should you use?
To refer to an email address, use the loanword メールアドレス instead of 住所.
How does it change in a sentence?
When asking someone to provide their address, the particle を is used after 住所 to indicate it is the object of the verb (e.g., 住所を教えてください – please tell me your address).
How do you pronounce it?
jūsho
Did you know?
- In many Japanese addresses, a specific block number is used instead of a street name, meaning you may not even know the name of the road your house sits on.
- Japanese addresses are written in a reverse order compared to Western standards, starting with the largest geographical unit like the prefecture and ending with the specific house number.
- When writing a 住所 on an envelope, the sender's address is traditionally written on the back, whereas the recipient's address is on the front.
Examples in context
- 新しい住所を教えてください。Atarashii juusho o oshiete kudasai.Please tell me your new address.
- 住所を間違えました。Juusho o machigaemashita.I got the address wrong.
- ここに住所を書いてください。Koko ni juusho o kaite kudasai.Please write your address here.
Example conversation
Misaki is helping Kenta fill out a form at a post office.
- 美咲 Misaki健太さん、ここに住所を書いてください。Kenta-san, koko ni juusho o kaite kudasai.Kenta, please write your address here.
- 健太 Kentaはい、分かりました。Hai, wakarimashita.Okay, I understand.
- 美咲 Misaki住所は正確に書いてくださいね。Juusho wa seikaku ni kaite kudasai ne.Please make sure to write the address accurately.
- 健太 Kenta大丈夫です、書けました。Daijoubu desu, kakemashita.It's fine, I've written it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 住所, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
