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How to say 'Addressee' in Japanese | 宛名

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The Japanese word for Addressee is 'Atena', written as 宛名 in Japanese.'Addressee' in hiragana is あてな.

    word

    宛名

    Meaning

    Addressee

    Reading

    あてな

    atena

    Kanji

    宛Address 名Name

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '宛名 (あてな)' refers to the name of the person or entity to whom something is addressed, such as a letter, package, or email. It is commonly used in formal and informal contexts when specifying the recipient of correspondence. For example: Please write the addressee here「ここに宛名を書いてください」(ここにあてなをかいてください). The addressee is incorrect「宛名が間違っています」(あてながまちがっています). This word is essential in contexts involving mail, deliveries, or any form of directed communication.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    10

    Frequency

    3982

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 宛名

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    宛

    Meaning

    Address

  • kanji

    名

    Meaning

    Name

Words Related to 宛名 Through the Kanji 宛

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 宛 as well.

  • word

    宛先

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    宛て

    Meaning

    Addressed

Words Related to 宛名 Through the Kanji 名

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 名 as well.

  • word

    名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    片仮名

    Meaning

    Katakana

  • word

    平仮名

    Meaning

    Hiragana

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名字

    Meaning

    Surname

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    送り仮名

    Meaning

    Okurigana

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    国名

    Meaning

    Country name

  • word

    名称

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名誉

    Meaning

    Honor

  • word

    大名

    Meaning

    Feudal lord

  • word

    仮名遣い

    Meaning

    Kana usage

  • word

    名乗る

    Meaning

    Introduce

  • word

    名付ける

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名詞

    Meaning

    Noun

  • word

    名義

    Meaning

    Name, Title

  • word

    署名

    Meaning

    Signature

  • word

    仮名

    Meaning

    Kana

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    名物

    Meaning

    Specialty

  • word

    題名

    Meaning

    Title

  • word

    名刺

    Meaning

    Business card

  • word

    名札

    Meaning

    Name tag

  • word

    振り仮名

    Meaning

    Furigana

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

  • word

    名簿

    Meaning

    Roster

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'Atena' means 'Addressee' .

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