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How to say 'Address' in Japanese | 番地

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The Japanese word for Address is 'Banchi', written as 番地 in Japanese.'Address' in hiragana is ばんち.

    word

    番地

    Meaning

    Address

    Reading

    ばんち

    banchi

    Kanji

    番Turn 地Ground

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '番地 (ばんち)' refers to a specific part of an address, typically the block or lot number in a Japanese address system. It is used to identify the precise location of a building or property within a neighborhood. For example: What is your address?「あなたの番地は何ですか？」(あなたのばんちはなんですか？). The address is 3-5-2「番地は3-5-2です」(ばんちは3-5-2です). Note that '番地' is often used in conjunction with other address components like the district name and street name to form a complete address.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    804

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 番地

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    番

    Meaning

    Turn

  • kanji

    地

    Meaning

    Ground

Words Related to 番地 Through the Kanji 番

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 番 as well.

  • word

    一番

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    交番

    Meaning

    Police box

  • word

    番号

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    番組

    Meaning

    Program

  • word

    番

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    順番

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    当番

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    留守番

    Meaning

    House sitting

Words Related to 番地 Through the Kanji 地

These 41 Words contain the Kanji 地 as well.

  • word

    地

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地域

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    土地

    Meaning

    Land

  • word

    地下鉄

    Meaning

    Subway

  • word

    地球

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地下

    Meaning

    Underground, Basement

  • word

    地位

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    地元

    Meaning

    Hometown

  • word

    空き地

    Meaning

    Vacant lot

  • word

    地区

    Meaning

    District

  • word

    各地

    Meaning

    Regions

  • word

    地味

    Meaning

    Plain, Modest

  • word

    地図

    Meaning

    Map

  • word

    地上

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地震

    Meaning

    Earthquake

  • word

    産地

    Meaning

    Origin, Producing area

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    地獄

    Meaning

    Hell

  • word

    基地

    Meaning

    Base

  • word

    意地悪

    Meaning

    Spite

  • word

    地面

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    住宅地

    Meaning

    Residential area

  • word

    地帯

    Meaning

    Zone

  • word

    植民地

    Meaning

    Colony

  • word

    地点

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    地理

    Meaning

    Geography

  • word

    敷地

    Meaning

    Grounds

  • word

    大地

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    地下道

    Meaning

    Underground

  • word

    余地

    Meaning

    Room, Margin

  • word

    意地

    Meaning

    Stubbornness, Disposition

  • word

    地形

    Meaning

    Terrain

  • word

    目的地

    Meaning

    Destination

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    遊園地

    Meaning

    Amusement park

  • word

    地主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    団地

    Meaning

    Complex, Housing

  • word

    墓地

    Meaning

    Cemetery

  • word

    盆地

    Meaning

    Basin

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