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Japanese symbol for “address”

Romaji: juusho
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile

In Japanese, address is , read (juusho).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

dwell, reside, live
on: ジュウ、ヂュウ、チュウ
kun: す.む、す.まう、-ず.まい
7 strokes · JLPT 3
place, extent
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “address”

WordReadingMeaning
はなしかける hanashikakeruto address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
こうえん kouenlecture; address; speech
えんぜつ enzetsuspeech; address
よびかける yobikakeruto call out to; to hail; to address
じゅうきょ juukyodwelling; house; residence

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうみん juumininhabitant; resident; citizen
じゅうたく juutakuresidence; housing; residential building
いじゅう ijuumigration; move; emigration
きょじゅう kyojuuresidence; living (at, in); abode
じゅうきょ juukyodwelling; house; residence
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot
じむしょ jimushooffice
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership

See also: Chinese symbol for “address”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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